塗炭生靈

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Chinese

		to be in mud and coal; mire and charcoal ashes; filthy place	the people; the citizenry; living thing the people; the citizenry; living thing; creature
trad. (塗炭生靈)		塗炭	生靈
simp. (涂炭生灵)		涂炭	生灵
anagram		生靈塗炭／生灵涂炭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tútànshēnglíng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨˊ ㄊㄢˋ ㄕㄥㄌㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tou⁴ taan³ sang¹ ling⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tútànshēnglíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨˊ ㄊㄢˋ ㄕㄥㄌㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tútànshenglíng
  - Wade–Giles: tʻu²-tʻan⁴-shêng¹-ling²
  - Yale: tú-tàn-shēng-líng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: twutannshengling
  - Palladius: тутаньшэнлин (tutanʹšɛnlin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu³⁵ tʰän⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: tou⁴ taan³ sang¹ ling⁴
  - Yale: tòuh taan sāng lìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tou⁴ taan³ sang¹ ling⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: tou⁴ tan³ seng¹ ling⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯²¹ tʰaːn³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

塗炭生靈

synonym of 生靈塗炭 / 生灵涂炭 (shēnglíngtútàn)
- 1991, Fight Back to School:
  
  我支槍本性善良㗎嘛，最怕就係落喺啲壞學生嘅手上，嗰陣時就會濫殺無辜，塗炭生靈嘞。
  我支枪本性善良㗎嘛，最怕就系落喺啲坏学生嘅手上，嗰阵时就会滥杀无辜，涂炭生灵嘞。
  ngo⁵ zi¹ coeng¹ bun² sing³ sin⁶ loeng⁴ ga¹ maa³, zeoi³ paa³ zau⁶ hai⁶ lok⁶ hai² di¹ waai⁶ hok⁶ saang¹ ge³ sau² soeng⁶, go² zan⁶ si⁴ zau⁶ wui⁵ laam⁵ saat³ mou⁴ gu¹, tou⁴ taan³ sang¹ leng⁴ laak³.
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