一命呜呼 — “To die”
一命呜呼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to die”. To pass away; to kick the bucket; to breathe one's last.
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一命呜呼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 一yī
- 命mìng
- 呜wū
- 呼hū
一命呜呼 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 一命呜呼
那位老先生在睡梦中平静地一命呜呼了
That old gentleman passed away peacefully in his sleep.
Idioms Related to 一命呜呼
Synonyms of 一命呜呼
Antonyms of 一命呜呼
More idioms starting with 一
- yī一dīng丁bù不shí识completely illiterate
- yī一dīng丁diǎn点er儿a tiny bit
- yī一bù不zuò作，，èr二bù不xiū休Finish what you start
- yī一bù不zuò做，，èr二bù不xiū休in for a penny, in for a pound
- yī一bù不yā压zhòng众，，bǎi百bù不suí随yī一The minority cannot prevail against the majority
- yī一bù不niǔ扭zhòng众One person cannot defy the crowd
- yī一shì世zhī之xióng雄A hero of a generation
- yī一shì世lóng龙mén门A generation's revered influential figure
- yī一qiū丘yī一hè壑live contentedly in nature
- yī一qiū丘zhī之hé貉birds of a feather
- yī一sī丝yī一háo毫the slightest amount
- yī一sī丝bù不luàn乱perfectly orderly and neat
Questions about 一命呜呼
- What does 一命呜呼 mean?
- 一命呜呼 (yī mìng wū hū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to die”.
- How do you pronounce 一命呜呼?
- 一命呜呼 is pronounced yī mìng wū hū in Mandarin Chinese.
- What is the Chinese definition of 一命呜呼?
- 呜呼：叹词，古代祭文末多有此词，后即以此为死亡的代称。指人死亡。