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| 一生一世 | yīshēngyīshì | a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life |
| 不可一世 | bùkěyīshì | (idiom) to consider oneself unexcelled in the world; to be insufferably arrogant |
| 人生一世，草木一春 | rénshēngyīshì,cǎomùyīchūn | Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence |
| 乔治一世 | Qiáozhì Yīshì | George I of Great Brittain |
| 聪明一世，懵懂一时 | cōngmingyīshì,měngdǒngyīshí | see 聰明一世，聪明一世，糊涂一时 cōngmingyīshì,hútuyīshí |
| 聪明一世，糊涂一时 | cōngmingyīshì,hútuyīshí | (idiom) even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment; every man has a fool in his sleeve |
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| 一代 | yīdài |
generation
我父母那一代经历过战争。
My parents' generation went through the war. Source: Tatoeba |
| 辈儿 | bèir | generation |
| 世代 | shìdài |
这次大选创造了多项第一，也诞生了很多将世代流传的故事。但是今天晚上令我难忘的却是在亚特兰大投票的一名妇女：安-尼克松-库波尔。她和其他数百万排队等待投票的选民没有什么差别，除了一点：她已是106岁的高龄。
This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that's on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She's a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election, except for one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old. Source: Tatoeba |
| 曹 | cáo |
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| 辈 | bèi |
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