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一命嗚呼

简 一命呜呼 · 繁 一命嗚呼
Mandarin · pinyin yī mìng wū hū

Meanings

  1. to die (idiom)
  2. to breathe one's last
  3. to give up the ghost
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Characters in this entry

一
yī · one; a, an; alone
命
mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
嗚
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呼
hū · breathe sigh, exhale; call, shout
呜
wū · sound of crying, sobbing
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1–4–1–1 · yi1 ming4 wu1 hu1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 ming6 wu1 fu1

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jat1 ming6 wu1 fu1

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phrase

  1. (often humorous) to die; to drop dead

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