好死不如赖活着 好死不如賴活著
好死不如赖活着 好死不如賴活著 hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe ㄏㄠˇ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄓㄜ hou2 sei2 bat1 jyu4 laai6 wut6 zoek6
- better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
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好
- 上好 shàng hǎo ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ soeng6 hou2 first-rate
- 也好 yě hǎo ㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄠˇ jaa5 hou2 that's fine
- 刚好 剛好 gāng hǎo ㄍㄤ ㄏㄠˇ gong1 hou2 just
- 友好 yǒu hǎo ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄠˇ jau5 hou2 friendly; amicable
- 只好 zhǐ hǎo ㄓˇ ㄏㄠˇ zi2 hou2 to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
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- 叫好 jiào hǎo ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇ giu3 hou2 to applaud
- 和好 hé hǎo ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄠˇ wo4 hou2 to become reconciled; on good terms with each other
- 问好 問好 wèn hǎo ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄠˇ man6 hou2 to say hello to
- 喜好 xǐ hào ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄠˋ hei2 hou3 to like
- 嗜好 shì hào ㄕˋ ㄏㄠˋ si3 hou3 hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction
- 好久 hǎo jiǔ ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ hou2 gau2 (coll.) for a long time
- 好事 hǎo shì ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋ hou2 si6 good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")
- 好些 hǎo xiē ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄝ hou2 se1 a good deal of
- 好人 hǎo rén ㄏㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ hou2 jan4 good person
- 好似 hǎo sì ㄏㄠˇ ㄙˋ hou2 ci5 to seem
- 好像 hǎo xiàng ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hou2 zoeng6 as if
- 好友 hǎo yǒu ㄏㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ hou2 jau5 close friend
- 好受 hǎo shòu ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄡˋ hou2 sau6 feeling better
- 好吃 hǎo chī ㄏㄠˇ ㄔ hou2 hek3 tasty; delicious
- 好在 hǎo zài ㄏㄠˇ ㄗㄞˋ hou2 zoi6 luckily
死
- 死亡 sǐ wáng ㄙˇ ㄨㄤˊ sei2 mong4 to die
- 死心 sǐ xīn ㄙˇ ㄒㄧㄣ sei2 sam1 to give up
- 生死 shēng sǐ ㄕㄥ ㄙˇ sang1 sei2 life or death
- 该死 該死 gāi sǐ ㄍㄞ ㄙˇ goi1 sei2 Damn it!
- 死心塌地 sǐ xīn tā dì ㄙˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄊㄚ ㄉㄧˋ sei2 sam1 taap3 dei6 to be hell-bent on; dead set on sth; unswerving
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- 作死 zuò sǐ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄙˇ zok3 sei2 to court disaster
- 假死 jiǎ sǐ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄙˇ gaa2 sei2 suspended animation
- 凶死 兇死 xiōng sǐ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄙˇ hung1 sei2 to die in violence
- 冒死 mào sǐ ㄇㄠˋ ㄙˇ mou6 sei2 to brave death
- 冤死 yuān sǐ ㄩㄢ ㄙˇ jyun1 sei2 to suffer an unjust death
- 冻死 凍死 dòng sǐ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄙˇ dung3 sei2 to freeze to death
- 刺死 cì sǐ ㄘˋ ㄙˇ ci3 sei2 to stab to death
- 勒死 lēi sǐ ㄌㄟ ㄙˇ lak6 sei2 to strangle
- 半死 bàn sǐ ㄅㄢˋ ㄙˇ bun3 sei2 half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)
- 卡死 kǎ sǐ ㄎㄚˇ ㄙˇ kaa1 sei2 to jam up; to lock up; to become completely stuck
- 去死 qù sǐ ㄑㄩˋ ㄙˇ heoi3 sei2 go to hell!
- 受死 shòu sǐ ㄕㄡˋ ㄙˇ sau6 sei2 to submit to death; prepare to die!; meet your doom!
- 吊死 diào sǐ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄙˇ diu3 sei2 death by hanging
- 哽死 gěng sǐ ㄍㄥˇ ㄙˇ gang2 sei2 (intransitive) to choke to death
- 噎死 yē sǐ ㄧㄝ ㄙˇ jit3 sei2 (intransitive) to choke to death
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
如
- 一如 yī rú ㄧ ㄖㄨˊ jat1 jyu4 to be just like
- 不如 bù rú ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ bat1 jyu4 not equal to; not as good as; inferior to
- 例如 lì rú ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ lai6 jyu4 for example; for instance; such as
- 假如 jiǎ rú ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄖㄨˊ gaa2 jyu4 if
- 如一 rú yī ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ jyu4 jat1 consistent
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- 如下 rú xià ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ jyu4 haa6 as follows
- 如今 rú jīn ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣ jyu4 gam1 nowadays; now
- 如何 rú hé ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ jyu4 ho4 how
- 如同 rú tóng ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ jyu4 tung4 like
- 如实 如實 rú shí ㄖㄨˊ ㄕˊ jyu4 sat6 as things really are
- 如意 rú yì ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ jyu4 ji3 as one wants; according to one's wishes
- 如果 rú guǒ ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ jyu4 gwo2 if; in case; in the event that
- 如此 rú cǐ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ jyu4 ci2 like this; so; such
- 正如 zhèng rú ㄓㄥˋ ㄖㄨˊ zing3 jyu4 just as
- 比如 bǐ rú ㄅㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ bei2 jyu4 for example; for instance; such as
- 犹如 猶如 yóu rú ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨˊ jau4 jyu4 similar to; like
- 自如 zì rú ㄗˋ ㄖㄨˊ zi6 jyu4 unobstructed
- 譬如 pì rú ㄆㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ pei3 jyu4 for example; for instance; such as
- 如果说 如果說 rú guǒ shuō ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄨㄛ jyu4 gwo2 seoi3 if
- 比如说 比如說 bǐ rú shuō ㄅㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄛ bei2 jyu4 seoi3 for example
Idioms with these characters
- 不怀好意 不懷好意 bù huái hǎo yì ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ bat1 waai4 hou2 ji3 (idiom) to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions
- 不识好歹 不識好歹 bù shí hǎo dǎi ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄞˇ bat1 sik1 hou2 daai2 unable to tell good from bad (idiom)
- 不知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄞˇ bat1 zi1 hou2 daai2 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
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- 各有所好 gè yǒu suǒ hào ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄠˋ gok3 jau5 so2 hou3 everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
- 公诸同好 公諸同好 gōng zhū tóng hào ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄠˋ gung1 zyu1 tung4 hou3 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
- 好吃懒做 好吃懶做 hào chī lǎn zuò ㄏㄠˋ ㄔ ㄌㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hou3 hek3 laan5 zou6 happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
- 好高骛远 好高騖遠 hào gāo wù yuǎn ㄏㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˇ hou3 gou1 mou6 jyun5 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
- 好景不长 好景不長 hǎo jǐng bù cháng ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄤˊ hou2 ging2 bat1 coeng4 a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
- 好酒贪杯 好酒貪杯 hào jiǔ tān bēi ㄏㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄢ ㄅㄟ hou2 zau2 taam1 bui1 fond of the bottle (idiom)
- 好梦难成 好夢難成 hǎo mèng nán chéng ㄏㄠˇ ㄇㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ hou2 mung6 naan4 sing4 a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)
- 不知死活 bù zhī sǐ huó ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄛˊ bat1 zi1 sei2 wut6 to act recklessly (idiom)
- 垂死挣扎 垂死掙扎 chuí sǐ zhēng zhá ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄙˇ ㄓㄥ ㄓㄚˊ seoi4 sei2 zang1 zaat3 deathbed struggle
- 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ㄖㄨˋ ㄙˇ ceot1 sang1 jap6 sei2 from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
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- 厚死薄生 hòu sǐ bó shēng ㄏㄡˋ ㄙˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄥ hau5 sei2 bok6 sang1 lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
- 九死一生 jiǔ sǐ yī shēng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙˇ ㄧ ㄕㄥ gau2 sei2 jat1 sang1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
- 客死异乡 客死異鄉 kè sǐ yì xiāng ㄎㄜˋ ㄙˇ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤ haak3 sei2 ji6 hoeng1 to die in a foreign land (idiom)
- 鹿死谁手 鹿死誰手 lù sǐ shéi shǒu ㄌㄨˋ ㄙˇ ㄕㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ luk6 sei2 seoi4 sau2 lit. at whose hand will the deer die (idiom)
- 宁死不屈 寧死不屈 nìng sǐ bù qū ㄋㄧㄥˋ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩ ning4 sei2 bat1 wat1 rather die than submit (idiom)
- 你死我活 nǐ sǐ wǒ huó ㄋㄧˇ ㄙˇ ㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄛˊ nei5 sei2 ngo5 wut6 lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
- 起死回生 qǐ sǐ huí shēng ㄑㄧˇ ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ hei2 sei2 wui4 sang1 to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
- 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
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- 爱理不理 愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight
- 爱财如命 愛財如命 ài cái rú mìng ㄞˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ oi3 coi4 jyu4 ming6 lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom)
- 爱民如子 愛民如子 ài mín rú zǐ ㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄗˇ oi3 man4 jyu4 zi2 (idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
- 安如磐石 ān rú pán shí ㄢ ㄖㄨˊ ㄆㄢˊ ㄕˊ on1 jyu4 pun4 sek6 as solid as rock (idiom); as sure as houses
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- 暴跳如雷 bào tiào rú léi ㄅㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄟˊ bou6 tiu3 jyu4 leoi4 (idiom) to stamp with fury; to fly into a rage
- 表里如一 表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 jyu4 jat1 external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means
- 碧草如茵 bì cǎo rú yīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄣ bik1 cou2 jyu4 jan1 green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
- 不过如此 不過如此 bù guò rú cǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ bat1 gwo3 jyu4 ci2 (idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive
- 称心如意 稱心如意 chèn xīn rú yì ㄔㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ cing3 sam1 jyu4 ji3 (idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
- 赤贫如洗 赤貧如洗 chì pín rú xǐ ㄔˋ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧˇ cek3 pan4 jyu4 sai2 without two nickels to rub together (idiom)
- 从谏如流 從諫如流 cóng jiàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 gaan3 jyu4 lau4 to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
Example sentences
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好 死 不如 赖 賴 活着 活著
Better to live dishonored than die proud.
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