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tiuˎ₄mengˍ₆
(条命)
Pinyin
tiao2 ming4
Translations
noun
life
noun
(noun) life
zapˉ¹faanˉ¹tiuˎ₄mengˍ₆
(执番条命)
Pinyin
zhi2 fan1 tiao2 ming4
Translations
noun
barely escape death; come back from the dead
noun
narrow escape; close call (spoken)
tiuˎ₄mengˍ₆dung˗₃gwo˗₃seoiˊ²
(条命冻过水)
Pinyin
tiao2 ming4 dong4 guo4 shui3
Translations
noun
of one\'s life to be in imminent danger; looming danger
noun
a phrase to describe that someone's life is in a very dangerous situation now; one's life is hung by a thread
bun˗₃tiuˎ₄mengˍ₆
(半条命)
Pinyin
ban4 tiao2 ming4
Translations
noun
a half-life
wanˊ²tiuˎ₄mengˍ₆zaiˊ²gaau˗₃feiˉ¹
(揾条命仔较飞)
Pinyin
wen3 tiao2 ming4 zi3 jiao4 fei1
Translations
noun
to put one's life at risk [colloquial]
tiuˎ₄mengˍ₆mˎ₄zeng˗₃
(条命唔正)
Pinyin
tiao2 ming4 wu2 zheng4
Translations
noun
to be born in a poor family with bad prospects; to come from a poor background [colloquial]
tiuˎ₄mengˍ₆saangˉ¹dakˉ¹zeng˗₃
(条命生得正)
Pinyin
tiao2 ming4 sheng1 de5 zheng4
Translations
noun
to be born in a rich family with good prospects; to come from a good background [colloquial]
puiˎ₄neiˏ₅tiuˎ₄mengˍ₆
(赔你条命)
Pinyin
pei2 ni3 tiao2 ming4
Translations
noun
as if I am going to pay you back; compensation? Dream on! [colloquial]
tiuˎ₄mengˍ₆zeng˗₃
(条命正)
Pinyin
tiao2 ming4 zheng4
Translations
noun
to be born in a rich family with good prospects; to come from a good background [colloquial]