催命符

Chinese

		to hasten the death of someone; to urge someone on	mark; sign; talisman mark; sign; talisman; to seal; to correspond (to); tally; symbol; written charm; to coincide
trad. (催命符)		催命	符
simp. #(催命符)		催命	符

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cuīmìng fú

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹ meng⁶ fu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cuīmìng fú
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cueimìng fú
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻui¹-ming⁴ fu²
    • Yale: tswēi-mìng fú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsueiminq fwu
    • Palladius: цуймин фу (cujmin fu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹ fu³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi¹ meng⁶ fu⁴
    • Yale: chēui mehng fùh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹ meng⁶ fu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹ méng⁶ fu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ mɛːŋ²² fuː²¹/

Noun

催命符

1. (literally) a talisman that accelerates one's death
2. (by extension) final nail in the coffin; an irresistible factor that accelerates something's happening