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sinh tử

Pronunciation Northern /sïŋ˧˧ tɨ̰˧˩˧/ Central /ʂïn˧˥ tɨ˧˩˨/ Southern /ʂɨn˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦/
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to live and die
Verb
to live and die
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Meaning
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Verb

Sense 1 Verb
to live and die Family, Relationships & Life EventsTheme

The basic cycle of life consisting of being born and eventually passing away.

vi Tất cả mọi người đều phải trải qua quy luật sinh tử tự nhiên.

en Everyone must go through the natural cycle of being born and dying.

Adjective

Sense 2 Adjective
life-or-death Descriptive Properties, States & Register FormsTheme

Having extreme importance or being critical for survival or the outcome of a situation.

vi Trận đấu ngày hôm nay có ý nghĩa sinh tử đối với đội bóng.

en Today's match is of life-or-death importance for the team.

Parts
sinh / tử / 生死
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
生死
Candidates by syllable
sinh 生 tử 子
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
sinh từ
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Use
sinh nhật / học sinh / sinh viên / sinh học …
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