掙命
Chinese
| to earn; to make (money); struggle | life; fate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (掙命) | 掙 | 命 | |
| simp. (挣命) | 挣 | 命 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngmìng
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngmìng
- Wade–Giles: chêng4-ming4
- Yale: jèng-mìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqminq
- Palladius: чжэнмин (čžɛnmin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
- Homophones:
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掙命 / 挣命
- (Standard Chinese)
Verb
掙命
- to struggle for survival
- (colloquial) to go to great lengths to accomplish something as if one's life depended on it
Synonyms
- (to go to great lengths):