生不如死
Chinese
editto be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid | |||
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trad. (生不如死) | 生 | 不如 | 死 | |
simp. #(生不如死) | 生 | 不如 | 死 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄙˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shengbùrúsǐh
- Wade–Giles: shêng1-pu4-ju2-ssŭ3
- Yale: shēng-bù-rú-sž
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengburusyy
- Palladius: шэнбужусы (šɛnbužusy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sang1 bat1 jyu4 sei2
- Yale: sāng bāt yùh séi
- Cantonese Pinyin: sang1 bat7 jy4 sei2
- Guangdong Romanization: seng1 bed1 yu4 séi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ sei̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit生不如死
- would rather be dead than alive; living hell