死去活來
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Chinese[edit]
to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid |
to go; to leave; to remove | to live; alive; living to live; alive; living; work; workmanship |
to come | ||
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trad. (死去活來) | 死 | 去 | 活 | 來 | |
simp. (死去活来) | 死 | 去 | 活 | 来 | |
Literally: “to hover between life and death”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
死去活來
- to be devastated; to suffer terribly; to be within an inch of one's life
Synonyms[edit]
- (Hokkien) 欲死欲活