行將就木

行將就木

Chinese

		to be about to; to be on the verge of; to be just going to to be about to; to be on the verge of; to be just going to; to be on the point of	to enter the coffin; to die
trad. (行將就木)		行將	就木
simp. (行将就木)		行将	就木
Literally: “to enter the coffin soon”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xíngjiāngjiùmù

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hang⁴ joeng¹ zau⁶ muk⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xíngjiāngjiùmù
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄨˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngjiangjiowmuh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: síngjiangjiòumù
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ˧˥ t͡ɕjɑŋ˥ t͡ɕjoʊ̯˥˩꜒꜔ mu˥˩/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hang⁴ joeng¹ zau⁶ muk⁶
    • Yale: hàhng yēung jauh muhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hang⁴ joeng¹ dzau⁶ muk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: heng⁴ yêng¹ zeo⁶ mug⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /hɐŋ˨˩ jœ̽ːŋ˥ t͡sɐu̯˨ mʊk˨/

Idiom

行將就木

1. to be close to death; to approach death