橫死掂死
Chinese
editunruly; horizontal; across unruly; horizontal; across; (horizontal character stroke) |
to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid |
weigh in the hand | to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid | ||
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trad. (橫死掂死) | 橫 | 死 | 掂 | 死 | |
simp. (横死掂死) | 横 | 死 | 掂 | 死 | |
Literally: “either way results in death”. |
Pronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: waang4 sei2 dim6 sei2
- Yale: wàahng séi dihm séi
- Cantonese Pinyin: waang4 sei2 dim6 sei2
- Guangdong Romanization: wang4 séi2 dim6 séi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /waːŋ²¹ sei̯³⁵ tiːm²² sei̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit橫死掂死