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救命

救命

Chinese

		to save; to assist; to rescue	life; fate
simp. and trad. (救命)		救	命

Verb

救命

to save one's life; to rescue someone
多謝救命之恩 / 多谢救命之恩 ― duōxiè jiùmìngzhī'ēn ― Thank you for saving my life

Interjection

救命

Help! Save me!
來人啊！救命啊！ / 来人啊！救命啊！ ― Láirén a! Jiùmìng a! ― Someone please! Help!

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jiùmìng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau³ meng⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiu-miang
Min Nan (POJ): kiù-miā

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiùmìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiowminq
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau³ meng⁶
  - Yale: gau mehng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau³ meng⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³³ mɛːŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiu-miang
  - Hakka Romanization System: giu miang
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giu⁴ miang⁴
  - IPA: /ki̯u⁵⁵ mi̯aŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiù-miā
  - Tâi-lô: kiù-miā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiuomia
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiu²¹⁻⁵³ mia²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mia⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiu²¹⁻⁵³ mia²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiu¹¹⁻⁵³ mia³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu²¹⁻⁴¹ mia³³/