人命關天

Chinese

		human life	to concern the fate or destiny; to be of utmost importance
trad. (人命關天)		人命	關天
simp. (人命关天)		人命	关天

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rénmìngguāntiān

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢㄊㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ ming⁶ gwaan¹ tin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: rénmìngguāntiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢㄊㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renminqguantian
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ miŋ⁵¹ ku̯a̠n⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁴ ming⁶ gwaan¹ tin¹
  - Yale: yàhn mihng gwāan tīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ ming⁶ gwaan¹ tin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ ming⁶ guan¹ tin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ mɪŋ²² kʷaːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

人命關天

a case involving human life is to be treated with the utmost care
(a matter) of life and death; of vital importance

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