救生衣

救

• 呼救 hū jiù ㄏㄨ ㄐㄧㄡˋ fu1 gau3 to call for help
• 急救 jí jiù ㄐㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gap1 gau3 to give emergency treatment
• 拯救 zhěng jiù ㄓㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ cing2 gau3 to save; to rescue
• 挽救 wǎn jiù ㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ waan5 gau3 to save
• 搜救 sōu jiù ㄙㄡ ㄐㄧㄡˋ sau2 gau3 search and rescue

生

• 一生 yī shēng ㄧ ㄕㄥ jat1 sang1 all one's life; throughout one's life
• 人生 rén shēng ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ jan4 sang1 life (one's time on earth)
• 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
• 再生 zài shēng ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄥ zoi3 sang1 to be reborn
• 出生 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ceot1 saang1 to be born

衣

• 上衣 shàng yī ㄕㄤˋ ㄧ soeng6 ji1 jacket
• 内衣 內衣 nèi yī ㄋㄟˋ ㄧ noi6 ji1 undergarment
• 外衣 wài yī ㄨㄞˋ ㄧ ngoi6 ji1 outer clothing
• 大衣 dà yī ㄉㄚˋ ㄧ daai6 ji1 overcoat
• 成衣 chéng yī ㄔㄥˊ ㄧ sing4 ji1 ready-made clothes

• 抱薪救火 bào xīn jiù huǒ ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ pou5 san1 gau3 fo2 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
• 补偏救弊 補偏救弊 bǔ piān jiù bì ㄅㄨˇ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧˋ bou2 pin1 gau3 bai6 to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes
• 从井救人 從井救人 cóng jǐng jiù rén ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ cung4 zeng2 gau3 jan4 to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself

• 百弊丛生 百弊叢生 bǎi bì cóng shēng ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ baak3 bai6 cung4 sang1 All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
• 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
• 变生肘腋 變生肘腋 biàn shēng zhǒu yè ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ bin3 sang1 zau2 jik6 lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep

• 白衣苍狗 白衣蒼狗 bái yī cāng gǒu ㄅㄞˊ ㄧ ㄘㄤ ㄍㄡˇ baak6 ji1 cong1 gau2 lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
• 丰衣足食 豐衣足食 fēng yī zú shí ㄈㄥ ㄧ ㄗㄨˊ ㄕˊ fung1 ji1 zuk1 sik6 having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed
• 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕˊ zit3 ji1 suk1 sik6 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally