生死不明
Chinese
| to live and die; life-and-death | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (生死不明) | 生死 | 不明 | |
| simp. #(生死不明) | 生死 | 不明 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shēngsǐbùmíng
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shengsǐhbùmíng
- Wade–Giles: shêng1-ssŭ3-pu4-ming2
- Yale: shēng-sž-bù-míng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengsyybuming
- Palladius: шэнсыбумин (šɛnsybumin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
生死不明
- not knowing whether one is alive or dead; whereabouts unknown; missing