撐死

Chinese

		support; prop-up; to pole a boat support; prop-up; to pole a boat; to open; to overfill	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
trad. (撐死)		撐	死
simp. (撑死)		撑	死
anagram		死撐／死撑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chēngsǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥ ㄙˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chēngsǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥ ㄙˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chengsǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng¹-ssŭ³
    • Yale: chēng-sž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chengsyy
    • Palladius: чэнсы (čɛnsy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

撐死

1. to eat oneself to death (usually in exaggerations)
2. (figurative) to make (someone) obtain maximal profit

Adverb

撐死

1. (colloquial) at best; at most