不死也半條命

See also: 不死也半条命

Chinese

		not; no	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	also; too	half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item; article	life; fate
trad. (不死也半條命)		不	死	也	半	條	命
simp. (不死也半条命)		不	死	也	半	条	命
Literally: “even if one does not die, one will be severely wounded”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bù sǐ yě bàn tiáo mìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˇ ㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bù sǐ yě bàn tiáo mìng [Phonetic: bùsíyěbàntiáomìng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˇ ㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bù sǐh yě bàn tiáo mìng
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴ ssŭ³ yeh³ pan⁴ tʻiao² ming⁴
    • Yale: bù sž yě bàn tyáu mìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu syy yee bann tyau minq
    • Palladius: бу сы е бань тяо мин (bu sy je banʹ tjao min)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pän⁵¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

Idiom

不死也半條命

1. in a dangerous predicament; between a rock and a hard place