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命在旦夕

Mandarin · pinyin mìng zài dàn xī

Meanings

  1. to be at death's door (idiom)
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命
mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
在
zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
旦
dàn · dawn; morning; day
夕
xī · evening, night, dusk; slanted
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4–4–4–1 · ming4 zai4 dan4 xi1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ming6 zoi6 daan3 zik6

Cantonese word readings for 命在旦夕. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ming6 zoi6 daan3 zik6

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