掙命

Chinese

		to earn; to make (money); struggle	life; fate
trad. (掙命)		掙	命
simp. (挣命)		挣	命

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhèngmìng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngmìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngmìng
  - Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-ming⁴
  - Yale: jèng-mìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqminq
  - Palladius: чжэнмин (čžɛnmin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    正命
    掙命／挣命

Verb

掙命

to struggle for survival
(colloquial) to go to great lengths to accomplish something as if one's life depended on it

Synonyms

(to go to great lengths):

亡命 (wángmìng)
拚命 (pànmìng)
拼命 (pīnmìng)
搏命 (bómìng)
死拼 (sǐpīn)
玩命 (wánmìng)
破命 (Northern Min)

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