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Open the tool →性命交关 (xìng mìng jiāo guān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a matter of vital importance”.
性命交关 is pronounced xìng mìng jiāo guān in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 性命交关 means “Life and death related”. It is used to mean “a matter of vital importance”.
交关:相关。形容关系重大,非常紧要。