身家性命

Chinese

		the wealth that one possesses; oneself and one's family	life; survival
trad. (身家性命)		身家	性命
simp. #(身家性命)		身家	性命

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēnjiā xìngmìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄣ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ gaa¹ sing³ ming⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēnjiā xìngmìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shenjia sìngmìng
    • Wade–Giles: shên¹-chia¹ hsing⁴-ming⁴
    • Yale: shēn-jyā syìng-mìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenjia shinqminq
    • Palladius: шэньцзя синмин (šɛnʹczja sinmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: san¹ gaa¹ sing³ ming⁶
    • Yale: sān gā sing mihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ gaa¹ sing³ ming⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ ga¹ xing³ ming⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³ mɪŋ²²/

Idiom

身家性命

1. the lives and properties of the whole family; family members' lives and family possessions