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條命凍過水
  tiu4 meng6 dung3 gwo3 seoi2   jyutping
  tiao2 ming4 dong4 guo4 shui3   pinyin
of one\'s life to be in imminent danger; looming danger

adjective

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
條命凍過水 / 条命冻过水

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Characters in this word:

 tiu4  -  long narrow piece
 ming6 meng6  -  life; destiny; order
 dung3  -  cold
 gwo3  -  pass through; across
 seoi2  -  water; liquid; dough (money)
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