百年

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Chinese

hundred year
simp. and trad.
(百年)

Pronunciation


Note:
  • pah-nî/peeh-nî - vernacular;
  • pek-liân/piak-liân - literary.

    Noun

    百年

    1. one hundred years; century
      百年孤獨百年孤独  ―  Bǎinián Gūdú  ―  One Hundred Years of Solitude
      百年奮鬥目標百年奋斗目标  ―  bǎinián fèndòu mùbiāo  ―  centenary goal
    2. (figurative) long time
    3. (figurative) lifetime

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    Verb

    百年

    1. (Mainland China Hokkien) to die

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