jat1 nin4 sei3 gwai3一年四季
Jyutpingjat1 nin4 sei3 gwai3
Yaleyāt nìhn sei gwai
Definition
All year round; throughout the entire year at all times.
colloquialtime
How it's used
Use this phrase to emphasize that a state or condition remains constant regardless of the changing seasons. It often carries a sense of permanence, suggesting that the situation is unchanging throughout the entire calendar year. It is frequently paired with the particle 都 to highlight this consistency.
Examples
It is this hot all year round here, it is really unbearable.
Related words
Common phrases
all year round
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Grammar guides
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