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死於非命

简 死于非命 · 繁 死於非命
Mandarin · pinyin sǐ yú fēi mìng

Meanings

  1. violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster
  2. an unnatural death
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Characters in this entry

死
sǐ · die; dead; death
於
yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
非
fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
命
mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
于
yú · in, on, at; go to; surname
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3–2–1–4 · si3 yu2 fei1 ming4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sei2 jyu1 fei1 meng6

Cantonese word readings for 死於非命. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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sei2 jyu1 fei1 ming6

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to die unnaturally; to die of accidents, murder or suicide

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