七死八活

Chinese

		seven	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	eight	to live; alive; living to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
trad. (七死八活)		七	死	八	活
simp. #(七死八活)		七	死	八	活

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qīsǐbāhuó

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧ ㄙˇ ㄅㄚ ㄏㄨㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qīsǐbāhuó
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄙˇ ㄅㄚ ㄏㄨㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cisǐhbahuó
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi¹-ssŭ³-pa¹-huo²
    • Yale: chī-sž-bā-hwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chisyybahwo
    • Palladius: цисыбахо (cisybaxo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ³⁵/

Idiom

七死八活

1. almost dead; half dead; on the verge of death