性命關天

Chinese

		life; survival	to concern the fate or destiny; to be of utmost importance
trad. (性命關天)		性命	關天
simp. (性命关天)		性命	关天

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xìngmìngguāntiān

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢㄊㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ ming⁶ gwaan¹ tin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xìngmìngguāntiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢㄊㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìngmìngguantian
  - Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-ming⁴-kuan¹-tʻien¹
  - Yale: syìng-mìng-gwān-tyān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqminqguantian
  - Palladius: синмингуаньтянь (sinminguanʹtjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing³ ming⁶ gwaan¹ tin¹
  - Yale: sing mihng gwāan tīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ ming⁶ gwaan¹ tin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing³ ming⁶ guan¹ tin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ mɪŋ²² kʷaːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

性命關天

Synonym of 性命交關／性命交关 (xìngmìngjiāoguān, “to be a matter of life and death; of vital importance”)

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