玩命

Chinese

		curios; antiques; to play curios; antiques; to play; to amuse oneself	life; fate
simp. and trad. (玩命)		玩	命

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wánmìng

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wánmìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wánmìng
  - Wade–Giles: wan²-ming⁴
  - Yale: wán-mìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanminq
  - Palladius: ваньмин (vanʹmin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wän³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (玩兒命／玩儿命)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wánrmìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˊㄦㄇㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wánrmìng
  - Wade–Giles: wan²-ʼrh-ming⁴
  - Yale: wánr-mìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: walminq
  - Palladius: ваньрмин (vanʹrmin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑɻ³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

Verb

玩命

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

Synonyms

(to risk one's life): 拚命 (pànmìng), 拼命 (pīnmìng)
(to go to great lengths):

亡命 (wángmìng)
拚命 (pànmìng)
拼命 (pīnmìng)
掙命／挣命 (zhèngmìng) (colloquial)
搏命 (bómìng)
死拼 (sǐpīn)
破命 (Northern Min)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.