From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「彌留之際」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「彌留之際」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
末留: originally refers to a long-term illness that cannot be cured, but later mostly refers to a serious illness and impending death; 際: time. When one is critically ill and about to die.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
mí liú zhī jì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
nei4 lau4 ji1 jai3
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
