性命交關

Chinese

		life; survival	related; many
trad. (性命交關)		性命	交關
simp. (性命交关)		性命	交关

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìngmìngjiāoguān

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄍㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ ming⁶ gaau¹ gwaan¹
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shin-min-ciau-kue

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìngmìngjiāoguān
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄍㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìngmìngjiaoguan
    • Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-ming⁴-chiao¹-kuan¹
    • Yale: syìng-mìng-jyāu-gwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqminqjiauguan
    • Palladius: синминцзяогуань (sinminczjaoguanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing³ ming⁶ gaau¹ gwaan¹
    • Yale: sing mihng gāau gwāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ ming⁶ gaau¹ gwaan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing³ ming⁶ gao¹ guan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ mɪŋ²² kaːu̯⁵⁵ kʷaːn⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹shin-min-ciau-kue
    • MiniDict: shin^平 min ciau kue
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xin-min-jiau-kue
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕin⁵⁵ min³³ t͡ɕiɔ³³ kue²¹/

Idiom

性命交關

1. to be a matter of life and death; of vital importance

Synonyms

• 性命關天／性命关天 (xìngmìngguāntiān)