We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「十死九活」, with its explanation below.
The idiom 「十死九活」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.
Describes the difficulty of surviving.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shí sǐ jiǔ huó
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sap6 sei2 gau2 wut6
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