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拚命

Mandarin · pinyin pàn mìng

see 拼命 pīn mìng

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命: mìng · life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction

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4–4 · pan4 ming4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ping3 ming6 · pun2 ming6

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verb

to risk one's life
to go to great lengths to accomplish something as if one's life depended on it

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