救命稻草

Chinese

		to save a life; to rescue someone; Help! Save me!	rice straw
trad. (救命稻草)		救命	稻草
simp. #(救命稻草)		救命	稻草

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiùmìng dàocǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄘㄠˇ

• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): giu³ mian⁷ dao⁶ cao²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiùmìng dàocǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄘㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiòumìng dàocǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chiu⁴-ming⁴ tao⁴-tsʻao³
    • Yale: jyòu-mìng dàu-tsǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiowminq dawtsao
    • Palladius: цзюмин даоцао (czjumin daocao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: giu³ mian⁷ dao⁶ cao²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiù miāⁿ tău tsháu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mĩã¹¹ tau³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰau⁵²/

Noun

救命稻草

1. (figurative) life-saving straw; straw to clutch at