惜性命

Chinese

		pity; regret; rue pity; regret; rue; begrudge	sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity	life; fate
simp. and trad. (惜性命)		惜	性	命

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sioh-sìⁿ-miā / sioh-sèⁿ-miā

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sioh-sìⁿ-miā
    • Tâi-lô: sioh-sìnn-miā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioihsviemia
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ miã²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sio(ʔ)⁵ sĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ miã⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sioh-sèⁿ-miā
    • Tâi-lô: sioh-sènn-miā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioihsveamia
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ miã²²/

Idiom

惜性命

1. (Hokkien) to cravenly cling to life and fear death; to be cowardly and afraid of death

Synonyms

• 貪生怕死／贪生怕死 (tānshēngpàsǐ)