"臨終" meaning in Chinese

See 臨終 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /lin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /lɐm²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /lim¹¹ t͡suŋ²⁴/ [Hakka, Miaoli, Neipu, Sinological-IPA, Sixian], /lim⁵⁵ t͡ʃuŋ⁵³/ [Hailu, Hakka, Sinological-IPA, Zhudong], /lim²⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /lim²⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ³³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /lim¹³⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], /lim²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /lim²³⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /lin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/, /lɐm²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/, /lim¹¹ t͡suŋ²⁴/, /lim⁵⁵ t͡ʃuŋ⁵³/, /lim²⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/, /lim²⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ³³/, /lim¹³⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/, /lim²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/, /lim²³⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: línzhōng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥ [Mandarin, bopomofo], lam⁴ zung¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], lìm-chûng [Hakka, PFS, Sixian], lim zhung^ˋ [Hailu, Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System], lîm-chiong, línzhōng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], línjhong [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], lin²-chung¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], lín-jūng [Mandarin, Yale, standard], linjong [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], линьчжун [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], linʹčžun [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], làhm jūng [Cantonese, Yale], lam⁴ dzung¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], lem⁴ zung¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], lìm-chûng [Hakka, Miaoli, Neipu, Phak-fa-su, Sixian], lim^ˇ zung^ˊ [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Miaoli, Neipu, Sixian], lim² zung¹ [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka, Miaoli, Neipu, Sixian], lim zhung^ˋ [Hailu, Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System, Zhudong], lîm-chiong [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], lîm-tsiong [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], limciofng [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 临终
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 臨終
  1. to be approaching one's end; to have one foot in the grave; to be dying from illness Synonyms: 臨危/临危 (línwēi), 臨危 (línwēi), 临危 (línwēi) Derived forms: 臨終關懷 (línzhōng guānhuái), 临终关怀 (línzhōng guānhuái)
    Sense id: en-臨終-zh-verb-lUj4-9pE Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Death
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          "roman": "línzhōng guānhuái",
          "word": "臨終關懷"
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          "roman": "línzhōng guānhuái",
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          "end",
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          "have one foot in the grave",
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        ],
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          "illness",
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        ]
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          "roman": "línwēi",
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        },
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          "roman": "línwēi",
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
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    },
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        "PFS",
        "Sixian"
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hailu",
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lim zhung^ˋ"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "lîm-chiong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "línzhōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "línjhong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lin²-chung¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lín-jūng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "linjong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "линьчжун"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "linʹčžun"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "làhm jūng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lam⁴ dzung¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lem⁴ zung¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐm²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lìm-chûng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lim^ˇ zung^ˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lim² zung¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim¹¹ t͡suŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hailu",
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Zhudong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lim zhung^ˋ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim⁵⁵ t͡ʃuŋ⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hailu",
        "Hakka",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Zhudong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lîm-chiong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lîm-tsiong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "limciofng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim¹³⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²³⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐm²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim¹¹ t͡suŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim⁵⁵ t͡ʃuŋ⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim¹³⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²³⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "臨終"
}
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      "roman": "línzhōng guānhuái",
      "word": "臨終關懷"
    },
    {
      "roman": "línzhōng guānhuái",
      "word": "临终关怀"
    }
  ],
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      "glosses": [
        "to be approaching one's end; to have one foot in the grave; to be dying from illness"
      ],
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        [
          "approaching",
          "approaching"
        ],
        [
          "end",
          "end"
        ],
        [
          "have one foot in the grave",
          "have one foot in the grave"
        ],
        [
          "dying",
          "die"
        ],
        [
          "illness",
          "illness"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "línzhōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lam⁴ zung¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "PFS",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lìm-chûng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hailu",
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lim zhung^ˋ"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "lîm-chiong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "línzhōng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "línjhong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lin²-chung¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lín-jūng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "linjong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "линьчжун"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "linʹčžun"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "làhm jūng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lam⁴ dzung¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lem⁴ zung¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐm²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Phak-fa-su",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lìm-chûng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lim^ˇ zung^ˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lim² zung¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim¹¹ t͡suŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Miaoli",
        "Neipu",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Sixian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hailu",
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System",
        "Zhudong"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lim zhung^ˋ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim⁵⁵ t͡ʃuŋ⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hailu",
        "Hakka",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Zhudong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lîm-chiong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lîm-tsiong"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "limciofng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim¹³⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²³⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐm²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim¹¹ t͡suŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim⁵⁵ t͡ʃuŋ⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim¹³⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lim²³⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "línwēi",
      "word": "臨危/临危"
    },
    {
      "roman": "línwēi",
      "word": "臨危"
    },
    {
      "roman": "línwēi",
      "word": "临危"
    }
  ],
  "word": "臨終"
}

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