一命嗚呼

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	life; fate	alas; alack; wellaway alas; alack; wellaway; to die; to pass away
trad. (一命嗚呼)		一	命	嗚呼
simp. (一命呜呼)		一	命	呜呼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīmìngwūhū

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄏㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ ming⁶ wu¹ fu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīmìngwūhū [Phonetic: yímìngwūhū]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄏㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yi1minquhu
  - IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ miŋ⁵¹ u⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat¹ ming⁶ wu¹ fu¹
  - Yale: yāt mihng wū fū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ ming⁶ wu¹ fu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ ming⁶ wu¹ fu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²² wuː⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

Idiom

一命嗚呼

(often humorous) to die; to drop dead

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