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命在旦夕 (ming6 zoi6 daan3 zik6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

命在旦夕 (ming6 zoi6 daan3 zik6, mìng zài dàn xī) — to be at death's door (idiom)

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 命令 (ming6 ling6) — to order or command
• 命大 (ming6 daai6) — lucky
• 命正 (meng6 zeng3) — Good fate
• 命水 (meng6 seoi2) — destiny; fate
• 命醜 (meng6 cau2) — Bad fate
• 命仔都冇埋 (meng6 zai2 dou1 mou5 maai4) — to lose one's life over something [colloquial]

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