致命

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Chinese

to send; to devote; to deliver
to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey
 
 life; fate
trad. (致命) 致 命
simp. #(致命) 致 命

Pronunciation

Verb

致命

  1. to cause death
  2. to sacrifice one's life
  3. (literary) to dispatch orders

Synonyms

  • (to cause death): 要命 (yàomìng); (Hokkien) 成命
  • (to dispatch orders):

Adjective

致命

  1. fatal; deadly; lethal; mortal
    路上坑坑窪窪的，騎車的人一不小心就有致命危險。 [MSC, trad.]
    路上坑坑洼洼的，骑车的人一不小心就有致命危险。 [MSC, simp.]
    Lùshàng kēngkēngwāwā de, qíchē de rén yībùxiǎoxīn jiù yǒu zhìmìng wēixiǎn.
    Pot holes can be lethal for the unwary cyclist.

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
致 命
ち
Grade: S 		めい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 致命 (MC trijH mjaengH, “fatal, mortal; to sacrifice one's life”), literally “to deliver” + “life”.

Pronunciation

Noun

致(ち)命(めい) • (chimei) 

  1. a sacrifice of one's life
  2. loss of life
    Synonym: 致死 (chishi)
  3. something fatal, deadly, mortal, lethal
    Synonym: 致死 (chishi)

Derived terms

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
致命

Adjective

致命

  1. chữ Hán form of trí mạng (“causing a death”).
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