不死也半條命

See also: 不死也半条命

Chinese
not; no
 
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
 also; too
 
half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half
 
measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item; article
 life; fate
trad. (不死也半條命) 不 死 也 半 條 命
simp. (不死也半条命) 不 死 也 半 条 命

Etymology

Literally: Even if one does not die, one will be severely wounded

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bù sǐ yě bàn tiáo mìng
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˇ ㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: bù sǐ yě bàn tiáo mìng [Phonetic: bùsíyěbàntiáomìng]
      • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˇ ㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu syy yyie bann tyau minq
      • Tongyong Pinyin: bù sǐh yě bàn tiáo mìng
      • Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pän⁵¹ tʰjɑʊ̯³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

Idiom

不死也半條命

  1. describes a person in a dangerous predicament
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