尋死覓活

Chinese

		to search; to look for; to seek	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	seek	to live; alive; living to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
trad. (尋死覓活)		尋	死	覓	活
simp. (寻死觅活)		寻	死	觅	活

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xúnsǐmìhuó

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄙˇ ㄇㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴ sei² mik⁶ wut⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xúnsǐmìhuó
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄙˇ ㄇㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syúnsǐhmìhuó
    • Wade–Giles: hsün²-ssŭ³-mi⁴-huo²
    • Yale: syún-sž-mì-hwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyunsyymihhwo
    • Palladius: сюньсымихо (sjunʹsymixo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi⁵¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cam⁴ sei² mik⁶ wut⁶
    • Yale: chàhm séi mihk wuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsam⁴ sei² mik⁹ wut⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cem⁴ séi² mig⁶ wud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹ sei̯³⁵ mɪk̚² wuːt̚²/

Idiom

尋死覓活

1. to attempt suicide

Synonyms

• 覓生覓死／觅生觅死
• 覓死尋活／觅死寻活