半條命

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item; article	life; fate
trad. (半條命)		半	條	命
simp. (半条命)		半	条	命

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pòaⁿ-tiâu-miā

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pòaⁿ-tiâu-miā
    • Tâi-lô: puànn-tiâu-miā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pvoardiaumia
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /puã²¹⁻⁵³ tiau¹³⁻²² miã²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiau²⁴⁻²² miã⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /puã²¹⁻⁵³ tiau²⁴⁻²² miã²²/

Adverb

半條命

1. (Hokkien) used as a verbal or adjectival complement emphasising the severity of an action or a state

Synonyms

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• 半倒死 (Hokkien)
• 半囝 (Hokkien)
• 半小死 (Hokkien)
• 半死 (bànsǐ)
• 攞命／𫽋命 (lo² meng⁶) (Cantonese)
• 要命 (yàomìng)
• 要死 (yàosǐ)
• 買命／买命 (Hokkien)

 

Adjective

半條命

1. (Hokkien) half-dead; more dead than alive

Synonyms

• 半死不活 (bànsǐbùhuó)
• (Hakka) 半生死
• (Hokkien) 欲死欲死