欲死欲死

Chinese

		desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
trad. (欲死欲死)		欲	死	欲	死
simp. #(欲死欲死)		欲	死	欲	死
alternative forms		要死要死

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): beh-sí-beh-sí / berh-sí-berh-sí

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: beh-sí-beh-sí
    • Tâi-lô: beh-sí-beh-sí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: behsy'behsie
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: berh-sí-berh-sí
    • Tâi-lô: berh-sí-berh-sí
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴/

Idiom

欲死欲死

1. (Hokkien) half-dead; more dead than alive

Synonyms

• 半死不活 (bànsǐbùhuó)
• (Hakka) 半生死
• (Min Nan) 半條命／半条命, 欲好命