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Chinese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Composed of 無 (“have not”) + 時 (“time”) + 無 (“have not”) + 刻 (“moment”).
Idiom
無時無刻
- at no time; never
他無時無刻不坐在電腦旁。 [MSC, trad.]
他无时无刻不坐在电脑旁。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā wúshíwúkè bù zuò zài diànnǎo páng.
- He is always sitting by the computer.
Usage notes
- Usually used with negative particles (e.g. 不) to form double negative sentences, with the meaning of “all the time, incessantly”.
Etymology 2
Composed of 無 (“regardless of”) + 時 (“time”) + 無 (“regardless of”) + 刻 (“moment”) (Wang, 2010).
Idiom
無時無刻
- at all times; anytime
他無時無刻都在打電動。 [MSC, trad.]
他无时无刻都在打电动。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā wúshíwúkè dōu zài dǎdiàndòng.
- He is always playing video games.
佢無時無刻都係喺度打機。 [Cantonese, trad.]
佢无时无刻都系喺度打机。 [Cantonese, simp.]- keoi5 mou4 si4 mou4 hak1 dou1 hai6 hai2 dou6 daa2 gei1.
- He is always playing video games.
1995, “天真”, performed by 杜德偉:
我無時無刻 無所不能的爲你 耐心的等 等你來疼 [MSC, trad.]
我无时无刻 无所不能的为你 耐心的等 等你来疼 [MSC, simp.]- wǒ wúshíwúkè, wúsuǒbùnéng de wèi nǐ, nàixīn de děng, děng nǐ lái téng
- All the time, omnipotently, I wait for you patiently, wait for you to love me
Usage notes
- Usually used with 都 to mean “all the time, incessantly”.