臨危受命

Chinese

		to face; to overlook; to arrive to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before	danger; to endanger	to bear; to stand; to endure to bear; to stand; to endure; (passive marker); to receive	life; fate
trad. (臨危受命)		臨	危	受	命
simp. (临危受命)		临	危	受	命

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): línwēishòumìng, línwéishòumìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟ ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ, ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lam⁴ ngai⁴ sau⁶ ming⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: línwēishòumìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟ ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: línweishòumìng
    • Wade–Giles: lin²-wei¹-shou⁴-ming⁴
    • Yale: lín-wēi-shòu-mìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linueishowminq
    • Palladius: линьвэйшоумин (linʹvɛjšoumin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; dated variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: línwéishòumìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: línwéishòumìng
    • Wade–Giles: lin²-wei²-shou⁴-ming⁴
    • Yale: lín-wéi-shòu-mìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linweishowminq
    • Palladius: линьвэйшоумин (linʹvɛjšoumin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lin³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lam⁴ ngai⁴ sau⁶ ming⁶
    • Yale: làhm ngàih sauh mihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lam⁴ ngai⁴ sau⁶ ming⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: lem⁴ ngei⁴ seo⁶ ming⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐm²¹ ŋɐi̯²¹ sɐu̯²² mɪŋ²²/

Idiom

臨危受命

1. to take on a challenging mission at a critical moment