九死一生

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Chinese

		nine	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (九死一生)		九	死	一	生
simp. ^#(九死一生)		九	死	一	生

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǔsǐyīshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙˇ ㄧㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² sei² jat¹ sang¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiú-sú-it-seng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔsǐyīshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙˇ ㄧㄕㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒusǐhyisheng
  - Wade–Giles: chiu³-ssŭ³-i¹-shêng¹
  - Yale: jyǒu-sž-yī-shēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeousyyisheng
  - Palladius: цзюсыишэн (czjusyišɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau² sei² jat¹ sang¹
  - Yale: gáu séi yāt sāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau² sei² jat⁷ sang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo² séi² yed¹ seng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ sei̯³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ sɐŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiú-sú-it-seng
  - Tâi-lô: kiú-sú-it-sing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiwswitsefng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ it̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

Idiom

九死一生

narrow escape from death

Japanese

Kanji in this term
九	死	一	生
きゅう Grade: 1	し Grade: 3	いつ > いっ Grade: 1	しょう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きゅうしいっしょー (Atamadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

九(きゅう)死(し)一(いっ)生(しょう) • (kyūshi isshō) ^{←きうしいつしやう (kiusi itusyau)^?}

narrow escape from death

Synonyms

十(じっ)死(し)一(いっ)生(しょう) (jisshi isshō)
万(ばん)死(し)一(いっ)生(しょう) (banshi isshō)

References

^ “九死一生 ”, in 日本国語大辞典‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

Korean

Hanja in this term
九	死	一	生

Noun

九死一生 • (gusailsaeng) (hangeul 구사일생)

hanja form^? of 구사일생

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