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賣命

賣命

See also: 卖命

Chinese

		to sell	life; fate
trad. (賣命)		賣	命
simp. (卖命)		卖	命
Literally: “to sell one's life”.

Verb

賣命

to work one's fingers to the bone for; to pour in one's utmost effort

Derived terms

典身賣命／典身卖命

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): màimìng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maai⁶ meng⁶
Min Nan (POJ): bē-miā / bōe-miā

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: màimìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mayminq
  - IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: màimìngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: maymienglh
  - IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mjɤ̃ɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maai⁶ meng⁶
  - Yale: maaih mehng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maai⁶ meng⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑːi̯²² mɛːŋ²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bē-miā / bōe-miā
  - Tâi-lô: bē-miā / buē-miā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bexmia, boexmia
  - IPA (Xiamen): /be²²⁻²¹ mia²²/, /bue²²⁻²¹ mia²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /be⁴¹⁻²² mia⁴¹/, /bue⁴¹⁻²² mia⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /be²²⁻²¹ mia²²/, /bue²²⁻²¹ mia²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /be³³⁻¹¹ mia³³/, /bue³³⁻¹¹ mia³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /be³³⁻²¹ mia³³/, /bue³³⁻²¹ mia³³/