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奄奄一息
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on one's last breath; on the verge of dying Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1771 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 10th Feb 2014 04:21 |
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Characters in this word:奄 jim1 jim2 - feeble; cover奄 jim1 jim2 - feeble; cover 一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little 息 sik1 - breath; news; cease; rest; interest |
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: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping.
Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.
: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).