不死也半條命
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See also: 不死也半条命
Chinese[edit]
not; no | to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid |
also; too | half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half |
measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item measure word for long, thin things (i.e. ribbon, river, etc.); a strip; item; article |
life; fate | ||
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trad. (不死也半條命) | 不 | 死 | 也 | 半 | 條 | 命 | |
simp. (不死也半条命) | 不 | 死 | 也 | 半 | 条 | 命 | |
Literally: “even if one does not die, one will be severely wounded”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
不死也半條命
- in a dangerous predicament; between a rock and a hard place