拼死拼活

Mandarin · pinyin pīn sǐ pīn huó

Meanings

  1. one's utmost
  2. (to fight or work) desperately hard
  3. to put up a life or death struggle
  4. at all costs
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拼
pīn · join together, link, incorporate
死
sǐ · die; dead; death
活
huó · live, exist, survive; lively
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1–3–1–2 · pin1 si3 pin1 huo2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ping3 sei2 ping3 wut6

Cantonese word readings for 拼死拼活. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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ping3 sei2 ping3 wut6

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拼死拼活 · pin1 si3 pin1 huo2
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Exact source record拼死拼活 拼死拼活 [pin1 si3 pin1 huo2] /one's utmost/(to fight or work) desperately hard/to put up a life or death struggle/at all costs/