"欲死欲死" meaning in Chinese

See 欲死欲死 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³/ [Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou], /be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³/, /be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹/, /bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴/ Chinese transliterations: beh-sí-beh-sí, berh-sí-berh-sí, beh-sí-beh-sí [Hokkien, POJ], beh-sí-beh-sí [Hokkien, Tai-lo], behsy'behsie [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], berh-sí-berh-sí [Hokkien, POJ], berh-sí-berh-sí [Hokkien, Tai-lo] Forms: 要死要死
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 欲死欲死
  1. (Hokkien) half-dead; more dead than alive Tags: Hokkien, idiomatic Synonyms: 半死不活 (bànsǐbùhuó), 半生死 [Hakka], 半條命 [Min-Nan], 半条命 [Min-Nan], 欲好命
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "要死要死"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "欲死欲死",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hokkien Chinese",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "half-dead; more dead than alive"
      ],
      "id": "en-欲死欲死-zh-phrase-SAyyfqdE",
      "links": [
        [
          "half",
          "half"
        ],
        [
          "dead",
          "dead"
        ],
        [
          "more",
          "more"
        ],
        [
          "than",
          "than"
        ],
        [
          "alive",
          "alive"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hokkien) half-dead; more dead than alive"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "bànsǐbùhuó",
          "word": "半死不活"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Hakka"
          ],
          "word": "半生死"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Min-Nan"
          ],
          "word": "半條命"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Min-Nan"
          ],
          "word": "半条命"
        },
        {
          "word": "欲好命"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "zh-pron": "beh-sí-beh-sí"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "berh-sí-berh-sí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "beh-sí-beh-sí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "beh-sí-beh-sí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "behsy'behsie"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "berh-sí-berh-sí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "berh-sí-berh-sí"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "欲死欲死"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "要死要死"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "欲死欲死",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 欲",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 死",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hokkien Chinese",
        "Hokkien chengyu",
        "Hokkien idioms",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "half-dead; more dead than alive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "half",
          "half"
        ],
        [
          "dead",
          "dead"
        ],
        [
          "more",
          "more"
        ],
        [
          "than",
          "than"
        ],
        [
          "alive",
          "alive"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Hokkien) half-dead; more dead than alive"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "zh-pron": "beh-sí-beh-sí"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "berh-sí-berh-sí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "beh-sí-beh-sí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "beh-sí-beh-sí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "behsy'behsie"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "berh-sí-berh-sí"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "berh-sí-berh-sí"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "bànsǐbùhuó",
      "word": "半死不活"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka"
      ],
      "word": "半生死"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan"
      ],
      "word": "半條命"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan"
      ],
      "word": "半条命"
    },
    {
      "word": "欲好命"
    }
  ],
  "word": "欲死欲死"
}

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