"命根" meaning in Chinese

See 命根 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /miŋ⁵¹ kən⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /miŋ⁵¹ kəɻ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mɛːŋ²² kɐn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /miã²²⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /miã⁴¹⁻²² kun³³/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /miã²²⁻²¹ kin⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /miŋ⁵¹ kən⁵⁵/, /miŋ⁵¹ kəɻ⁵⁵/, /mɛːŋ²² kɐn⁵⁵/, /miã²²⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴/, /miã⁴¹⁻²² kun³³/, /miã²²⁻²¹ kin⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: mìnggēn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], meng⁶ gan¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], miā-kun, miā-kin, mìnggēn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], mìnggen [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ming⁴-kên¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], mìng-gēn [Mandarin, Yale], minqgen [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], мингэнь [Mandarin, Palladius], mingɛnʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], mìnggēnr [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄣㄦ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mìnggenr [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ming⁴-kên¹-ʼrh [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], mìng-gēnr [Mandarin, Yale], minqgel [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], мингэньр [Mandarin, Palladius], mingɛnʹr [Mandarin, Palladius], mehng gān [Cantonese, Yale], meng⁶ gan¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], méng⁶ gen¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], miā-kun [Hokkien, POJ], miā-kun [Hokkien, Tai-lo], miaxkwn [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], miā-kin [Hokkien, POJ], miā-kin [Hokkien, Tai-lo], miaxkyn [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 命根
  1. lifeblood; the thing that one cherishes the most in life
    Sense id: en-命根-zh-noun-dJiOX~4E Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 48 51 1
  2. taproot
    Sense id: en-命根-zh-noun-CNdTH7Mm Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 48 51 1
  3. (euphemistic) penis Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-命根-zh-noun-9pUtbu9V Categories (other): Chinese euphemisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 命根子 (mìnggēnzi), 命脈 (mìngmài), 命脉 (mìngmài), 大命 (dàmìng) [literary], 性命根 [Hokkien], 生命線 (shēngmìngxiàn), 生命线 (shēngmìngxiàn)

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      "zh-pron": "miā-kin"
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      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "mìnggēn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mìnggen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ming⁴-kên¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mìng-gēn"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "minqgen"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "мингэнь"
    },
    {
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mingɛnʹ"
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      "zh-pron": "mìnggēnr"
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄣㄦ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mìnggenr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ming⁴-kên¹-ʼrh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mìng-gēnr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "minqgel"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "мингэньр"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mingɛnʹr"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miŋ⁵¹ kəɻ⁵⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "mehng gān"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "meng⁶ gan¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "méng⁶ gen¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛːŋ²² kɐn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miā-kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miā-kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miaxkwn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miã²²⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miã⁴¹⁻²² kun³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
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    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
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    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/miŋ⁵¹ kən⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miŋ⁵¹ kəɻ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛːŋ²² kɐn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miã²²⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miã⁴¹⁻²² kun³³/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/miã²²⁻²¹ kin⁴⁴/"
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      "roman": "mìnggēnzi",
      "word": "命根子"
    },
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      "roman": "mìngmài",
      "word": "命脈"
    },
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      "roman": "mìngmài",
      "word": "命脉"
    },
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      "roman": "dàmìng",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "大命"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "性命根"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "shēngmìngxiàn",
      "word": "生命線"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "shēngmìngxiàn",
      "word": "生命线"
    }
  ],
  "word": "命根"
}
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      ],
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          "cherish",
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "mìnggēn"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "meng⁶ gan¹"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "miā-kun"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "miā-kin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mìnggēn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mìnggen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ming⁴-kên¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mìng-gēn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "minqgen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "мингэнь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mingɛnʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miŋ⁵¹ kən⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mìnggēnr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄣㄦ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mìnggenr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ming⁴-kên¹-ʼrh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mìng-gēnr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "minqgel"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "мингэньр"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mingɛnʹr"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miŋ⁵¹ kəɻ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mehng gān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "meng⁶ gan¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "méng⁶ gen¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛːŋ²² kɐn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miā-kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miā-kun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miaxkwn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miã²²⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miã⁴¹⁻²² kun³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miā-kin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miā-kin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miaxkyn"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miã²²⁻²¹ kin⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miŋ⁵¹ kən⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miŋ⁵¹ kəɻ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛːŋ²² kɐn⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miã²²⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miã⁴¹⁻²² kun³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miã²²⁻²¹ kin⁴⁴/"
    }
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    {
      "roman": "mìnggēnzi",
      "word": "命根子"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mìngmài",
      "word": "命脈"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mìngmài",
      "word": "命脉"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dàmìng",
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "大命"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "性命根"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shēngmìngxiàn",
      "word": "生命線"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shēngmìngxiàn",
      "word": "生命线"
    }
  ],
  "word": "命根"
}

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