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存亡未卜 — “Uncertain whether one will live or die”

存亡未卜 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Uncertain whether one will live or die”. Fate is unknown; unknown if one will survive or perish. Literally, “Existence or demise unforeseen; survival or death unknown”.

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存亡未卜 Pronunciation and Pinyin

存亡未卜 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
存
cún6to exist, store, or keep
亡
wáng3die, perish, flee, lose
未
wèi5not yet
卜
bǔ2divine or foretell

Example Sentence with 存亡未卜

探险队失联数月,队员们的存亡未卜,牵动着所有人的心。
The expedition team has been out of contact for months, and the unknown fate (whether they are alive or dead) of its members worries everyone.

Idioms Related to 存亡未卜

Synonyms of 存亡未卜

  • shēng生sǐ死wèi未bǔ卜life or death uncertain

More idioms starting with 存

  • cún存wáng亡wēi危jí急zhī之qiū秋a make-or-break moment
  • cún存wáng亡ān安wēi危survival, ruin, security, and peril
  • cún存wáng亡jué绝xù续at a critical juncture of survival or extinction
  • cún存wáng亡jì继jué绝preserve the extant, revive the extinct
  • cún存wáng亡xù续jué绝restore what is near extinction
  • cún存shí十yī一yú于qiān千bǎi百few remain out of many
  • cún存xīn心bù不liáng良to harbor evil intentions
  • cún存xīn心yǎng养xìng性preserve innocence and cultivate virtue
  • cún存xīn心jī积lǜ虑Harbor deep-seated intentions
  • cún存ér而bù不yì议defer discussion without deliberation
  • cún存ér而bù不lùn论reserve without discussing
  • cún存róng荣méi没āi哀honored in life, mourned in death

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Questions about 存亡未卜

What does 存亡未卜 mean?

存亡未卜 (cún wáng wèi bǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Uncertain whether one will live or die”.

How do you pronounce 存亡未卜?

存亡未卜 is pronounced cún wáng wèi bǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 存亡未卜 literally mean?

Literally, 存亡未卜 means “Existence or demise unforeseen; survival or death unknown”. It is used to mean “Uncertain whether one will live or die”.

What is the Chinese definition of 存亡未卜?

卜:猜测,估计。或是活着,或是死了,不能预测。

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