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死去活來
简 死去活来 · 繁 死去活來Mandarin · pinyin sǐ qù huó lái
Meanings
- to hover between life and death (idiom)
- to suffer terribly
- within an inch of one's life
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3–4–2–2 · si3 qu4 huo2 lai2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
sei2 heoi3 wut6 loi4
Cantonese word readings for 死去活來. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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sei2 heoi3 wut6 loi4
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to be devastated; to suffer terribly; to be within an inch of one's life
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