有生以来

Traditional: 有生以來

yǒu shēng yǐ lái

Dictionary entry

(idiom) since birth; for one's whole life

What does 有生以来 mean?

有生以来 (yǒu shēng yǐ lái) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) since birth; for one's whole life

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有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]来láito come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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有生以来

yǒu shēng yǐ lái

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