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性命攸关

xìng mìng yōu guāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
vitally important / a matter of life and death
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-0140cf340cadb614. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

性命攸關 性命攸关 [xing4 ming4 you1 guan1] /vitally important/a matter of life and death/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 性命攸關

  • 性
    xìng

    nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL:個|个[gè]

  • 命
    mìng

    life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc

  • 攸
    yōu

    distant, far / adverbial prefix

  • 关
    guān

    mountain pass / to close / to shut / to turn off / to confine / to lock (sb) up / to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern / to involve

    Guān

    surname Guan

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.