死撐

Chinese

		to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	support; prop-up; to pole a boat support; prop-up; to pole a boat; to open; to overfill
trad. (死撐/死撑)		死	撐/撑
simp. (死撑)		死	撑
anagram		撐死／撑死

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sǐchēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˇ ㄔㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sei² caang³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sǐchēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˇ ㄔㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐhcheng
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ³-chʻêng¹
    • Yale: sž-chēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syycheng
    • Palladius: сычэн (syčɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sei² caang³
    • Yale: séi chaang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sei² tsaang³
    • Guangdong Romanization: séi² cang³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³⁵ t͡sʰaːŋ³³/

Verb

死撐

1. (colloquial) to refuse to admit fault or error; to insist on standing for something that is obviously wrong
2. (colloquial) to force oneself to endure pain, hardship, etc.

See also

• 死雞撐飯蓋／死鸡撑饭盖