續命
Chinese
| continue; replenish | life; fate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (續命) | 續 | 命 | |
| simp. (续命) | 续 | 命 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xùmìng
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syùmìng
- Wade–Giles: hsü4-ming4
- Yale: syù-mìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuhminq
- Palladius: сюймин (sjujmin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zuk6 ming6
- Yale: juhk mihng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzuk9 ming6
- Guangdong Romanization: zug6 ming6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊk̚² mɪŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
續命
- to maintain, prolong or extend one's life; to respawn
- 誰道五絲能續命？却令今日死君家！ [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. 713~755, 萬楚 (Wan Chu), Watching Performances by a Dancing Girl on the 5th Day of the 5th Lunar Month（The template Template:lw does not use the parameter(s):
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- Who says winding arms with five-coloured silk thread
Would prolong one's life?
Right now I'm going to die in your house
At seeing this bewitching girl before my eyes!
谁道五丝能续命？却令今日死君家！ [Literary Chinese, simp.]- From: c. 713~755, 萬楚 (Wan Chu), Watching Performances by a Dancing Girl on the 5th Day of the 5th Lunar Month（The template Template:lw does not use the parameter(s):