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身家性命

身家性命

Chinese

		oneself and one's family	life; survival
simp. and trad. (身家性命)		身家	性命

Idiom

身家性命

the lives and properties of the whole family; family members' lives and family possessions

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shēnjiā xìngmìng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣㄐㄧㄚㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ gaa¹ sing³ ming⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shēnjiā xìngmìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣㄐㄧㄚㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenjia shinqminq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: san¹ gaa¹ sing³ ming⁶
  - Yale: sān gā sing mihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ gaa¹ sing³ ming⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ kɑː⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³ mɪŋ²²/