thập tử nhất sinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 十死一生 (“the odds of death are 10-1”). Compare Chinese 九死一生 (jiǔsǐyīshēng, “the odds of death are 9-1”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəp̚˧˨ʔ tɨ˧˩ ɲət̚˧˦ sïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəp̚˨˩ʔ tɨ˧˨ ɲək̚˦˧˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tʰəp̚˨˩ʔ tɨ˧˨ ɲək̚˦˧˥ sɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəp̚˨˩˨ tɨ˨˩˦ ɲək̚˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tʰəp̚˨˩˨ tɨ˨˩˦ ɲək̚˦˥ sɨn˧˧]
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Adjective

thập tử nhất sinh

(of illnesses or conditions) highly fatal or critical

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