九死一生

Chinese

		nine	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
simp. and trad. (九死一生)		九	死	一	生

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǔsǐyīshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙˇ ㄧㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² sei² jat¹ sang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiǔsǐyīshēng [Phonetic: jiúsǐyìshēng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙˇ ㄧㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeousyyyi1sheng
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau² sei² jat¹ sang¹
  - Yale: gáu séi yāt sāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² sei² jat⁷ sang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo² séi² yed¹ seng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ sei̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

九死一生

narrow escape from death

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