救命稻草

Chinese

		to save one's life; to rescue someone; Help! Save me!	rice straw; useless thing
simp. and trad. (救命稻草)		救命	稻草

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiùmìng dàocǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄘㄠˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiùmìng dàocǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄘㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiowminq dawtsao
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

救命稻草

(figuratively) life-saving straw; straw to clutch at

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