找死

Chinese

		to try to find; to look for; to call on (sb) to try to find; to look for; to call on (sb); to find; to seek; to return	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
trad. (找死)		找	死
simp. #(找死)		找	死

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǎosǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠˇ ㄙˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaau² sei²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǎosǐ [Phonetic: zháosǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˇ ㄙˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǎosǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chao³-ssŭ³
    • Yale: jǎu-sž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaosyy
    • Palladius: чжаосы (čžaosy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaau² sei²
    • Yale: jáau séi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaau² sei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zao² séi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːu̯³⁵ sei̯³⁵/

Verb

找死

1. to court death

Usage notes

• This word is used to criticise someone for neglecting their safety.

Synonyms

• 送死 (sòngsǐ)
• 作死 (zuōsǐ)
• (Hokkien) 赴死 (fùsǐ)
• (Wu) 變死／变死

See also

• 作死 (zuōsǐ)