朝不保夕

Chinese

		morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; (abbr.) Korea, esp. N. Korea	not; no	to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee to defend; to protect; to insure or guarantee; to maintain; hold or keep; to guard	dusk; evening
simp. and trad. (朝不保夕)		朝	不	保	夕

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhāobùbǎoxī, zhāobùbǎoxì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄠㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧ, ㄓㄠㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu¹ bat¹ bou² zik⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhāobùbǎoxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄠㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaububaoshi
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhaobùbǎosi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhāobùbǎoxì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄠㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄠˇ ㄒㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaububaoshih
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhaobùbǎosì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ziu¹ bat¹ bou² zik⁶
  - Yale: jīu bāt bóu jihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dziu¹ bat⁷ bou² dzik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: jiu¹ bed¹ bou² jig⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ pou̯³⁵ t͡sɪk̚²/

Idiom

朝不保夕

to be in a critical and desperate situation; to be on the verge of death (or collapse, defeat, etc.)

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