存亡绝续 — “Survival or perishment, cessation or continuation”
存亡绝续 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “at a critical juncture of survival or extinction, continuity or cessation; in an extremely precarious or perilous situation”. Literally, “survival or perishment, cessation or continuation”.
存亡绝续 Pronunciation and Pinyin
存亡绝续 Character Breakdown
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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wèi未bǔ卜fate unknown
- 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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What does 存亡绝续 mean?
存亡绝续 (cún wáng jué xù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “at a critical juncture of survival or extinction, continuity or cessation; in an extremely precarious or perilous situation”.
How do you pronounce 存亡绝续?
存亡绝续 is pronounced cún wáng jué xù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 存亡绝续 literally mean?
Literally, 存亡绝续 means “survival or perishment, cessation or continuation”. It is used to mean “at a critical juncture of survival or extinction, continuity or cessation; in an extremely precarious or perilous situation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 存亡绝续?
绝：完结；续：延续。事物处在生存或灭亡、断绝或延续的关键时刻。形容局势万分危急。