一命

yīmìng

life

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 一 yī
  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
2 命 mìng
  1. life
  2. fate
  3. order or command
  4. to assign a name, title etc

Containing this entry

一命嗚呼 yīmìngwūhū
  1. to die (idiom)
  2. to breathe one's last
  3. to give up the ghost
一命歸天 yīmìngguītiān see 一命嗚呼 yīmìngwūhū
一命歸西 yīmìngguīxī see 一命嗚呼 yīmìngwūhū
一命歸陰 yīmìngguīyīn see 一命嗚呼 yīmìngwūhū
救人一命勝造七級浮屠 jiùrényīmìngshèngzàoqījífútú saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
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