Learn the art of Chinese for free! Today’s idiom is 「尋死覓活」. Let’s break it down.

4 characters 尋死活覓

We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「尋死覓活」, with its usage explained below.

The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「尋死覓活」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.

Seek: to seek, to look for. He was making a fuss and was threatening to die. It usually refers to using suicide to scare people.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xún sǐ mì huó

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

cham4 sei2 mik6 wut6

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Learn the art of Chinese for free! Today’s idiom is 「尋死覓活」. Let’s break it down.

The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「尋死覓活」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

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The Chinese idiom we are introducing this time is 「尋死覓活」. You can find its meaning and application outlined below.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

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