Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「幾不欲生」, with details below.
Here is the Chinese idiom 「幾不欲生」, along with its meaning and how it is used.
Ji: almost; Yu: want. I almost don’t want to live anymore.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jǐ bù yù shēng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gei2 bat1 yuk6 saang1/sang1
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
