"橫死掂死" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /waːŋ²¹ sei̯³⁵ tiːm²² sei̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /waːŋ²¹ sei̯³⁵ tiːm²² sei̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: waang⁴ sei² dim⁶ sei² [Cantonese, Jyutping], wàahng séi dihm séi [Cantonese, Yale], waang⁴ sei² dim⁶ sei² [Cantonese, Pinyin], wang⁴ séi² dim⁶ séi² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 横死掂死
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 橫死掂死
  1. (Cantonese) between a rock and a hard place Tags: Cantonese, idiomatic Related terms: 橫睇掂睇, 横睇掂睇
    Sense id: en-橫死掂死-zh-phrase-cV5W7EUw Categories (other): Cantonese Chinese, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "expansion": "橫死掂死",
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  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "either way results in death",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        },
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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      "glosses": [
        "between a rock and a hard place"
      ],
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        [
          "between a rock and a hard place",
          "between a rock and a hard place"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Cantonese) between a rock and a hard place"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "橫睇掂睇"
        },
        {
          "word": "横睇掂睇"
        }
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "waang⁴ sei² dim⁶ sei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàahng séi dihm séi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "waang⁴ sei² dim⁶ sei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wang⁴ séi² dim⁶ séi²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waːŋ²¹ sei̯³⁵ tiːm²² sei̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waːŋ²¹ sei̯³⁵ tiːm²² sei̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "橫死掂死"
}
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    {
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      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "either way results in death",
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    {
      "word": "橫睇掂睇"
    },
    {
      "word": "横睇掂睇"
    }
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        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 掂",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 橫",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 死",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "between a rock and a hard place"
      ],
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          "between a rock and a hard place",
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        "(Cantonese) between a rock and a hard place"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Cantonese",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "waang⁴ sei² dim⁶ sei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàahng séi dihm séi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "waang⁴ sei² dim⁶ sei²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wang⁴ séi² dim⁶ séi²"
    },
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      "ipa": "/waːŋ²¹ sei̯³⁵ tiːm²² sei̯³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waːŋ²¹ sei̯³⁵ tiːm²² sei̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
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}

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