人命關天

人命關天

Chinese

		human life	to concern the fate or destiny; to be of utmost importance
trad. (人命關天)		人命	關天
simp. (人命关天)		人命	关天

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rénmìngguāntiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ ming⁶ gwaan¹ tin¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: rénmìngguāntiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renminqguantian
    • IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ miŋ⁵¹ ku̯a̠n⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan⁴ ming⁶ gwaan¹ tin¹
    • Yale: yàhn mihng gwāan tīn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ ming⁶ gwaan¹ tin¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ ming⁶ guan¹ tin¹
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ mɪŋ²² kʷaːn⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

人命關天

1. a case involving human life is to be treated with the utmost care
2. (a matter) of life and death; of vital importance