借命
Chinese
editto lend; to borrow; excuse to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of |
life; fate | ||
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simp. and trad. (借命) |
借 | 命 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jièmìng
- Wade–Giles: chieh4-ming4
- Yale: jyè-mìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehminq
- Palladius: цземин (czemin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ze3 ming6
- Yale: je mihng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dze3 ming6
- Guangdong Romanization: zé3 ming6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɛː³³ mɪŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
edit借命
- (literary) to choose to live on in disgrace instead of dying honorably; to drag out an ignoble existence
Synonyms
edit- 偷生 (tōushēng)