臨危授命

Chinese

		to face death or deadly peril; to be approaching one's end; to have one foot in the grave to face death or deadly peril; to be approaching one's end; to have one foot in the grave; to be dying from illness	to give orders; to give one's life
trad. (臨危授命)		臨危	授命
simp. (临危授命)		临危	授命

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): línwēishòumìng, línwéishòumìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟ ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ, ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: línwēishòumìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟ ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: línweishòumìng
    • Wade–Giles: lin²-wei¹-shou⁴-ming⁴
    • Yale: lín-wēi-shòu-mìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linueishowminq
    • Palladius: линьвэйшоумин (linʹvɛjšoumin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: línwéishòumìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: línwéishòumìng
    • Wade–Giles: lin²-wei²-shou⁴-ming⁴
    • Yale: lín-wéi-shòu-mìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linweishowminq
    • Palladius: линьвэйшоумин (linʹvɛjšoumin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/

Idiom

臨危授命

1. to sacrifice one's life in a crisis