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Chinese
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to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
life; fate
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simp. and trad.
(生命)
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生
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命
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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生
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命
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| Reading #
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1/3
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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shēng
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mìng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ sræng ›
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‹ mjængH ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*sreŋ/ (MC srj- > sr-; or *s.reŋ ?)
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/*m-riŋ-s/ (dialect: *m-r- > *mr-, *-iŋ> *-eŋ)
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| English
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bear, be born; live
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command (n.)
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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生
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命
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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| No.
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11312
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8275
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Phonetic
component
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生
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令
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Rime
group
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耕
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耕
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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生
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命
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Old
Chinese
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/*sʰleːŋ/
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/*mreŋs/
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| Notes
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令轉註字
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Noun
生命
- (countable, uncountable) life (characteristic of living beings, state of being alive) (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 條／条 m c)
- 生命寶貴／生命宝贵 ― shēngmìng bǎoguì ― life is precious
- 浪費生命／浪费生命 ― làngfèi shēngmìng ― to waste one's life
- 外星生命 ― wàixīng shēngmìng ― extraterrestrial life
- 生命的意義／生命的意义 ― shēngmìng de yìyì ― the meaning of life
危及到某人的生命 [MSC, trad. and simp.]- wēijí dào mǒurén de shēngmìng
- to endanger someone's life
珍惜生命，拒絕毒品。 [MSC, trad.]
珍惜生命，拒绝毒品。 [MSC, simp.]- Zhēnxī shēngmìng, jùjué dúpǐn.
- Cherish life, say no to drugs.
死亡不是生命的終點，遺忘才是。 [MSC, trad.]
死亡不是生命的终点，遗忘才是。 [MSC, simp.]- Sǐwáng bù shì shēngmìng de zhōngdiǎn, yíwàng cái shì.
- Death is not the end of life; forgetting is.
- living being; creature
- 可愛的小生命／可爱的小生命 ― kě'ài de xiǎo shēngmìng ― cute little creature
- (figuratively) timespan (of an activity); career
- 政治生命 ― zhèngzhì shēngmìng ― political career
Synonyms
- 一口氣／一口气 (yīkǒuqì) (figurative)
- 命仔 (meng6 zai2) (Cantonese)
- 性命 (xìngmìng)
- 活命 (huómìng)
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
- 人生 (rénshēng)
- 生活 (shēnghuó)
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
生命 • (seimei)
- life; one's existence
Usage notes
生命 is distinct from several other Japanese words that may also be translated to English as "life". In particular, it means "biological life in general, particularly in scientific contexts". Compare the terms below, which may also be rendered as "life" in English:
- 生活 (seikatsu, “life”): Day-to-day life as it is experienced; lifestyle; one's usual activities, habits, and routines.
- 生存 (seizon, “life”): Action involved in staying alive, as in "signs of life".
- 命 (inochi, “life”): The state of being alive, an animating force, or life as a whole (from birth to death).
- 存在 (sonzai, “life”): Being; either the state of existing or a thing that exists.
- 人生 (jinsei, “life”): A person's narrative, experience, and/or accomplishments from birth to death.
- 寿命 (jumyō, “life”): Lifespan or life expectancy.
- 残機 (zanki, “life”): A video-game life; a chance to play.
- 元気 (genki, “life”): Liveliness.
See also
References
Korean
Noun
生命 • (saengmyeong) (hangeul 생명)
- hanja form? of 생명 (“life”)
Vietnamese
Noun
生命
- chữ Hán form of sinh mệnh (“life”).