"見死不救" meaning in Chinese

See 見死不救 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /kiːn³³ sei̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ su⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ su⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu¹¹/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ si⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu¹¹/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/, /kiːn³³ sei̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯³³/, /kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ su⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²¹/, /kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ su⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu¹¹/, /kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²¹/, /kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ si⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu¹¹/ Chinese transliterations: jiànsǐbùjiù [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], gin³ sei² bat¹ gau³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], kiàn-sú-put-kiù, kiàn-sí-put-kiù, jiànsǐbùjiù [Phonetic:jiànsǐbújiù] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], jiànsǐhbùjiòu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], chien⁴-ssŭ³-pu⁴-chiu⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], jyàn-sž-bù-jyòu [Mandarin, Yale, standard], jiannsyybujiow [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], цзяньсыбуцзю [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], czjanʹsybuczju [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], gin séi bāt gau [Cantonese, Yale], gin³ sei² bat⁷ gau³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], gin³ séi² bed¹ geo³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], kiàn-sú-put-kiù [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], kiàn-sú-put-kiù [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], kiernsw'putkiux [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun], kiàn-sí-put-kiù [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], kiàn-sí-put-kiù [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], kiernsy'putkiux [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 见死不救
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 見死不救
  1. to neglect a dying person and not rescue him or her Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-見死不救-zh-phrase-B~087-ev
  2. (figuratively) to neglect a person in danger and not assist him or her Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-見死不救-zh-phrase-yI2bd~Hg Categories (other): Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese chengyu: 12 88 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80
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      "zh-pron": "jiànsǐbùjiù"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "gin³ sei² bat¹ gau³"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "kiàn-sú-put-kiù"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "kiàn-sí-put-kiù"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiànsǐbùjiù [Phonetic:jiànsǐbújiù]"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiànsǐhbùjiòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chien⁴-ssŭ³-pu⁴-chiu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyàn-sž-bù-jyòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiannsyybujiow"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзяньсыбуцзю"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czjanʹsybuczju"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gin séi bāt gau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gin³ sei² bat⁷ gau³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gin³ séi² bed¹ geo³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiːn³³ sei̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kiàn-sú-put-kiù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kiàn-sú-put-kiù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kiernsw'putkiux"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ su⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ su⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kiàn-sí-put-kiù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kiàn-sí-put-kiù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kiernsy'putkiux"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ si⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: jiànsǐbújiù]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiːn³³ sei̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ su⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ su⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²¹/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ si⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu¹¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "見死不救"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chien⁴-ssŭ³-pu⁴-chiu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyàn-sž-bù-jyòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiannsyybujiow"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "цзяньсыбуцзю"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czjanʹsybuczju"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gin séi bāt gau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gin³ sei² bat⁷ gau³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gin³ séi² bed¹ geo³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiːn³³ sei̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kiàn-sú-put-kiù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kiàn-sú-put-kiù"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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      "zh-pron": "kiernsw'putkiux"
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    {
      "ipa": "/kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ su⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ su⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu¹¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kiàn-sí-put-kiù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kiàn-sí-put-kiù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kiernsy'putkiux"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ si⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu¹¹/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
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      "other": "[Phonetic: jiànsǐbújiù]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiːn³³ sei̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ su⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ su⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu¹¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ si⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kiu¹¹/"
    }
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