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性命		Traditional Chinese
性命
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
xìng mìng		Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
sing3 meng6
Short definition (n) life
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All available English definitions (n) lifeAdso icon/
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: life
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: sameadso
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: sameadso
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC:
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: (n) life'
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事故(shì gù) event
差点(chà diǎn) almost
让他( ràng tā)
丢了(diūle)
性命(xìng mìng) (n) life
。
The accident almost cost him his life.

胜利(shèng lì) victory
是用(shìyòng)
许多人( xǔ duō rén)
的(dedì) of
性命(xìng mìng) (n) life
换(huàn) to change
来的(láide)
。
The victory was won at the cost of many lives.

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