挨生挨死

Chinese

		next to; suffer (hunger); endure next to; suffer (hunger); endure; drag out; delay; stall; play for time; lean to; in order; in sequence	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	next to; suffer (hunger); endure next to; suffer (hunger); endure; drag out; delay; stall; play for time; lean to; in order; in sequence	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
trad. (挨生挨死)		挨	生	挨	死
simp. #(挨生挨死)		挨	生	挨	死

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaai⁴ saang¹ ngaai⁴ sei²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): âi-sâng-âi-sí

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaai⁴ saang¹ ngaai⁴ sei²
    • Yale: ngàaih sāang ngàaih séi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaai⁴ saang¹ ngaai⁴ sei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngai⁴ sang¹ ngai⁴ séi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːi̯²¹ saːŋ⁵⁵ ŋaːi̯²¹ sei̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: âi-sâng-âi-sí
    • Hakka Romanization System: ai´ sang´ ai´ xi`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ai¹ sang¹ ai¹ xi³
    • Sinological IPA: /ai̯²⁴⁻¹¹ saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ai̯²⁴ si³¹/

Idiom

挨生挨死

1. (Cantonese, Hakka) to drag out an ignoble existence; to endure hardships; to live a hard life and work very hard

Synonyms

• 苟且偷生 (gǒuqiětōushēng)