2046

Chinese

Alternative forms

• 二に零れい四よん六ろく

Etymology

Likely after or related to 2046 (film).

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ ling⁴ sei³ luk⁶

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁶ ling⁴ sei³ luk⁶
    • Yale: yih lìhng sei luhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ ling⁴ sei³ luk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ ling⁴ séi³ lug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² lɪŋ²¹ sei̯³³ lʊk̚²/

Idiom

2046

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, figurative) very long time period; eternity

   等ひとし到いた2046 [Cantonese]  ―  dang² dou³ ji³ ling⁴ sei³ luk⁶ [Jyutping]  ―  to wait till eternity

Synonyms

• 猴年馬ば月がつ／猴年马月 (hóuniánmǎyuè)