殺身之禍

See also: 杀身之祸

Chinese

		to be killed; to lose one's life	's; him/her/it; this	disaster
trad. (殺身之禍)		殺身	之	禍
simp. (杀身之祸)		杀身	之	祸

Etymology

兩班文武，心懷不平，知幽王主意已決，徒取殺身之禍，無益於事，盡皆緘口。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]

两班文武，心怀不平，知幽王主意已决，徒取杀身之祸，无益于事，尽皆缄口。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

From: Ming dynasty, Feng Menglong, Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms

Liǎngbān wénwǔ, xīnhuái bùpíng, zhī yōuwáng zhǔyì yǐ jué, tú qǔ shāshēn zhī huò, wúyì yú shì, jìnjiē jiānkǒu. [Pinyin]

Although the civil vassals and military vassals felt indignant, they knew King You wouldn't change his mind. If someone advise the king, he would only be killed and this would be no good for the matter. The vassals all said nothing.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shāshēnzhīhuò
(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄕㄣㄓㄏㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ san¹ zi¹ wo⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shāshēnzhīhuò
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄕㄣㄓㄏㄨㄛˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shashenjhihhuò
  - Wade–Giles: sha¹-shên¹-chih¹-huo⁴
  - Yale: shā-shēn-jr̄-hwò
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shashenjyhuoh
  - Palladius: шашэньчжихо (šašɛnʹčžixo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xwɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saat³ san¹ zi¹ wo⁶
  - Yale: saat sān jī woh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ san¹ dzi¹ wo⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sad³ sen¹ ji¹ wo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːt̚³ sɐn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ wɔː²²/

Idiom

殺身之禍

fatal disaster
- 若遇此等人，敬而遠之，以免殺身之禍。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  若遇此等人，敬而远之，以免杀身之祸。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Qing dynasty, Liu E, The Travels of Lao Can
  Ruò yù cǐděng rén, jìng'éryuǎnzhī, yǐmiǎn shāshēnzhīhuò. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)
- 那知輕舉妄動，卻有殺身之禍！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  那知轻举妄动，却有杀身之祸！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Qing dynasty, Li Ruzhen, Flowers in the Mirror
  Nàzhī qīngjǔwàngdòng, quèyǒu shāshēnzhīhuò! [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)

Synonyms

滅頂之災／灭顶之灾 (mièdǐngzhīzāi)