拼命三郎

Chinese

		to risk one's life; to go to great lengths to accomplish something as if one's life depended on it	three	youth
simp. and trad. (拼命三郎)		拼命	三	郎

Etymology

Literally: "risks life" third squire

Shi Xiu's nickname in the Water Margin. Later used as a metaphor for someone who is fearless in battle, or an extremely industrious person.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pīnmìng sānláng

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄢ ㄌㄤˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pīnmìng sānláng
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄢ ㄌㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pinmìng sanláng
    • Wade–Giles: pʻin¹-ming⁴ san¹-lang²
    • Yale: pīn-mìng sān-láng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pinminq sanlang
    • Palladius: пиньмин саньлан (pinʹmin sanʹlan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰin⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ lɑŋ³⁵/

Idiom

拼命三郎

1. workaholic

Synonyms

• 工作狂 (gōngzuòkuáng)