生命
Chinese
[edit]to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
life; fate | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (生命) |
生 | 命 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): sènmīn
- Cantonese (Jyutping): sang1 ming6
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sên-miang / sâng-miang
- Eastern Min (BUC): sĕng-mêng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1sen-min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shengmìng
- Wade–Giles: shêng1-ming4
- Yale: shēng-mìng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengminq
- Palladius: шэнмин (šɛnmin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/
- (Nanjing)
- Nanjing Pinyin: sènmīn
- Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): sen1 min4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sə̃³¹ mĩ⁴⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sang1 ming6
- Yale: sāng mihng
- Cantonese Pinyin: sang1 ming6
- Guangdong Romanization: seng1 ming6
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sên-miang / sâng-miang
- Hakka Romanization System: senˊ miang / sangˊ miang
- Hagfa Pinyim: sen1 miang4 / sang1 miang4
- Sinological IPA: /sen²⁴⁻¹¹ mi̯aŋ⁵⁵/, /saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ mi̯aŋ⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: sĕng-mêng
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɛiŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ mɛiŋ²⁴²/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seng-bēng
- Tâi-lô: sing-bīng
- Phofsit Daibuun: sengbeng
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²²/
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sng-bēng
- Tâi-lô: sng-bīng
- Phofsit Daibuun: sngbeng
- IPA (Quanzhou): /sŋ̍³³ biɪŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seⁿ-miā
- Tâi-lô: senn-miā
- Phofsit Daibuun: svemia
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ miã³³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siⁿ-miā
- Tâi-lô: sinn-miā
- Phofsit Daibuun: svimia
- IPA (Taipei): /sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ miã³³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: sêng1 mêng6
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: seng mĕng
- Sinological IPA (key): /seŋ³³⁻²³ meŋ³⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: sraeng mjaengH
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*sreŋ m-riŋ-s/
- (Zhengzhang): /*sʰleːŋ mreŋs/
Noun
[edit]生命
- (countable, uncountable) life (characteristic of living beings, state of being alive) (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 條／条 m c)
- living being; creature
- (figuratively) timespan (of an activity); career
- 政治生命 ― zhèngzhì shēngmìng ― political career
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- 小生命 (xiǎoshēngmìng)
- 新生命
- 無生命 / 无生命 (wúshēngmìng)
- 生命保險 / 生命保险 (shēngmìng bǎoxiǎn)
- 生命力 (shēngmìnglì)
- 生命器官 (shēngmìng qìguān)
- 生命形式 (shēngmìng xíngshì)
- 生命徵象 / 生命征象 (shēngmìng zhēngxiàng)
- 生命教練 / 生命教练 (shēngmìng jiàoliàn)
- 生命科學 / 生命科学 (shēngmìng kēxué)
- 生命線 / 生命线 (shēngmìngxiàn)
- 生命跡象 / 生命迹象 (shēngmìng jìxiàng)
- 生命週期 / 生命周期 (shēngmìng zhōuqī)
- 生命遊戲 / 生命游戏 (Shēngmìng Yóuxì)
- 生命體徵 / 生命体征 (shēngmìng tǐzhēng)
Descendants
[edit]Sino-Xenic (生命):
See also
[edit]Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 生 | 命 |
| せい Grade: 1 |
めい Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]生命 is distinct from several other Japanese words that may also be translated to English as "life". In particular, it means "biological life in general, particularly in scientific contexts". Compare the terms below, which may also be rendered as "life" in English:
- 生活 (seikatsu, “life”): Day-to-day life as it is experienced; lifestyle; one's usual activities, habits, and routines.
- 生存 (seizon, “life”): Action involved in staying alive, as in "signs of life".
- 命 (inochi, “life”): The state of being alive, an animating force, or life as a whole (from birth to death).
- 存在 (sonzai, “life”): Being; either the state of existing or a thing that exists.
- 人生 (jinsei, “life”): A person's narrative, experience, and/or accomplishments from birth to death.
- 寿命 (jumyō, “life”): Lifespan or life expectancy.
- 残機 (zanki, “life”): A video-game life; a chance to play.
- 元気 (genki, “life”): Liveliness.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
[edit]| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 生 | 命 |
Noun
[edit]生命 • (saengmyeong) (hangeul 생명)
Vietnamese
[edit]| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 生 | 命 |
Noun
[edit]生命
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