生不如死 in Chinese

IPA: /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /sɐŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ sei̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /sɐŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ sei̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: shēngbùrúsǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄥㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄙˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sang¹ bat¹ jyu⁴ sei² [Cantonese, Jyutping], shēngbùrúsǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], shengbùrúsǐh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], shêng¹-pu⁴-ju²-ssŭ³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], shēng-bù-rú-sž [Mandarin, Yale], shengburusyy [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], шэнбужусы [Mandarin, Palladius], šɛnbužusy [Mandarin, Palladius], sāng bāt yùh séi [Cantonese, Yale], sang¹ bat⁷ jy⁴ sei² [Cantonese, Pinyin], seng¹ bed¹ yu⁴ séi² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 生不如死

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        "would rather be dead than alive; living hell"
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      "zh-pron": "shēngbùrúsǐ"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄙˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "shengbùrúsǐh"
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      "zh-pron": "shêng¹-pu⁴-ju²-ssŭ³"
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      "zh-pron": "шэнбужусы"
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      "zh-pron": "sāng bāt yùh séi"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "sang¹ bat⁷ jy⁴ sei²"
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      "zh-pron": "seng¹ bed¹ yu⁴ séi²"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ sei̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "生不如死"
}

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      "zh-pron": "shēngbùrúsǐ"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄙˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
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    },
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      "zh-pron": "shêng¹-pu⁴-ju²-ssŭ³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "shēng-bù-rú-sž"
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      "zh-pron": "shengburusyy"
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      "zh-pron": "шэнбужусы"
    },
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        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "sāng bāt yùh séi"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sang¹ bat⁷ jy⁴ sei²"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "seng¹ bed¹ yu⁴ séi²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɐŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ sei̯³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʐu³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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      "ipa": "/sɐŋ⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jyː²¹ sei̯³⁵/"
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"生不如死" meaning in Chinese

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