苟延殘喘

苟延殘喘

Chinese

		if indeed; thoughtless	to prolong; to extend; to delay	destroy; spoil; ruin destroy; spoil; ruin; injure; cruel; oppressive; savage; incomplete; disabled	to gasp; to pant; asthma
trad. (苟延殘喘)		苟	延	殘	喘
simp. (苟延残喘)		苟	延	残	喘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǒuyáncánchuǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² jin⁴ can⁴ cyun²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: gǒuyáncánchuǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄘㄢˊ ㄔㄨㄢˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goouyantsarnchoan
    • IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sʰän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau² jin⁴ can⁴ cyun²
    • Yale: gáu yìhn chàhn chyún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau² jin⁴ tsan⁴ tsyn²
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo² yin⁴ cen⁴ qun²
    • IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ jiːn²¹ t͡sʰɐn²¹ t͡ʃʰyːn³⁵/

Idiom

苟延殘喘

1. to linger; to drag on one's feeble existence