致命

Chinese

		to send; to devote; to deliver to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey	life; fate
trad. (致命)		致	命
simp. ^#(致命)		致	命

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhìmìng

(Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ ming⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳ-miang
Min Nan (POJ): tì-bēng / tì-miā

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhìmìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhminq
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi³ ming⁶
  - Yale: ji mihng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ ming⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji³ ming⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ mɪŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ-miang
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii miang
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zi⁴ miang⁴
  - IPA: /t͡sɨ⁵⁵ mi̯aŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tì-bēng
  - Tâi-lô: tì-bīng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: die'beng
  - IPA (Taipei): /ti¹¹⁻⁵³ biɪŋ³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ti⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ biɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ti²¹⁻⁵³ biɪŋ²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ti²¹⁻⁴¹ biɪŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tì-miā
  - Tâi-lô: tì-miā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diemia
  - IPA (Taipei): /ti¹¹⁻⁵³ miã³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ti²¹⁻⁵³ miã²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ti²¹⁻⁴¹ miã³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ti⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ miã⁴¹/

Verb

致命

to cause death
to sacrifice one's life

Adjective

致命

fatal; deadly; lethal; mortal
路上坑坑窪窪的，騎車的人一不小心就有致命危險。 [MSC, trad.]
路上坑坑洼洼的，骑车的人一不小心就有致命危险。 [MSC, simp.]
Lùshàng kēngkēngwāwā de, qíchē de rén yībùxiǎoxīn jiù yǒu zhìmìng wēixiǎn. [Pinyin]
Pot holes can be lethal for the unwary cyclist.

Derived terms

致命傷／致命伤

Japanese

Kanji in this term
致	命
ち Grade: S	めい Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 致命 (MC ʈˠiɪ^H mˠiæŋ^H, “fatal, mortal; to sacrifice one's life”), literally “to deliver” + “life”

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) ちめー [chìméé] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- IPA^(key): [t͡ɕime̞ː]

Noun

致命 (hiragana ちめい, rōmaji chimei)

a sacrifice of one's life
loss of life
Synonym: 致死 (chishi)
something fatal, deadly, mortal, lethal
Synonym: 致死 (chishi)

Derived terms

Derived terms

致 (ち)命 (めい)傷 (しょう) (chimeishō): a mortal wound
致 (ち)命 (めい)症 (しょう) (chimeishō): a fatal disease
致 (ち)命 (めい)的 (てき) (chimeiteki): (adjective) fatal, deadly

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

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