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哀莫大於心死 哀莫大于心死 [ai1 mo4 da4 yu2 xin1 si3] /nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])/no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices/the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart/nothing is more wretched than apathy/ 4821 1
愛得死去活來 爱得死去活来 [ai4 de5 si3 qu4 huo2 lai2] /to be madly in love/ 4958 1
愛死病 爱死病 [[ai4si3bing4]] /nonstandard, stigmatizing transliteration of "AIDS", now replaced by 艾滋病[ai4zi1bing4]/ 363 2
安樂死 安乐死 [an1 le4 si3] /euthanasia/ 7034 1
百足之蟲死而不僵 百足之虫死而不僵 [bai3 zu2 zhi1 chong2 si3 er2 bu4 jiang1] /a centipede dies but never falls down/old institutions die hard/ 7102 1
半死 半死 [ban4 si3] /half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)/(tired) to death/(terrified) out of one's wits/(beaten) to within an inch of one's life/(knock) the daylights out of sb/ 1743 1
抱死 抱死 [[bao4si3]] /(of a wheel during braking) to lock up/ 156 2
暴死 暴死 [[bao4si3]] /to die suddenly/ 847 2
逼死 逼死 [bi1 si3] /to hound sb to death/ 5174 1
必死無疑 必死无疑 [bi4 si3 wu2 yi2] /will die for sure; to be a goner/ 1401 1
瀕死 濒死 [bin1 si3] /nearing death/on the point of demise/approaching extinction/ 6620 1
病死 病死 [bing4 si3] /to fall ill and die/to die of illness/ 6832 1
不到黃河心不死 不到黄河心不死 [bu4 dao4 Huang2 He2 xin1 bu4 si3] /lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)/fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal/to keep going while some hope is left/ 5100 1
不免一死 不免一死 [bu4 mian3 yi1 si3] /cannot avoid being killed/cannot escape death/to be mortal/ 4032 1
不是魚死就是網破 不是鱼死就是网破 [bu4 shi4 yu2 si3 jiu4 shi4 wang3 po4] /lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)/fig. it's a life-and-death struggle/it's either him or me/ 2288 1
不死不休 不死不休 [bu4 si3 bu4 xiu1] /to fight to one's last gasp/ 2909 1
不死心 不死心 [bu4 si3 xin1] /unwilling to give up/unresigned/ 7102 1
不死藥 不死药 [bu4 si3 yao4] /elixir of life/ 2114 1
不要在一棵樹上吊死 不要在一棵树上吊死 [bu4 yao4 zai4 yi1 ke1 shu4 shang4 diao4 si3] /don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)/there's more than one way to skin a cat/ 3798 1
不知死活 不知死活 [bu4 zhi1 si3 huo2] /to act recklessly (idiom)/ 4847 1
不自由,毋寧死 不自由,毋宁死 [bu4 zi4 you2 , wu2 ning4 si3] /give me liberty or give me death/ 4874 1
不作死就不會死 不作死就不会死 [bu4 zuo4 si3 jiu4 bu4 hui4 si3] /serves you right for doing sth so stupid (Internet slang)/ 3414 1
慘死 惨死 [can3 si3] /to die tragically/to meet with a violent death/ 4999 1
長生不死 长生不死 [chang2 sheng1 bu4 si3] /immortality/ 6929 1
撐死 撑死 [cheng1 si3] /full to the point of bursting/(coll.) at most/ 5179 1
撐死膽大的,餓死膽小的 撑死胆大的,饿死胆小的 [cheng1 si3 dan3 da4 de5 , e4 si3 dan3 xiao3 de5] /fullness for the bold, famine for the timid (idiom)/ 4949 1
出生入死 出生入死 [chu1 sheng1 ru4 si3] /from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water/brave/willing to risk life and limb/ 6334 1
出師未捷身先死 出师未捷身先死 [chu1 shi1 wei4 jie2 shen1 xian1 si3] /"he failed to complete his quest before death" (line from the poem "The Premier of Shu" 蜀相[Shu3 xiang4] by Du Fu 杜甫[Du4 Fu3])/ 1995 1
處死 处死 [chu3 si3] /an execution/to put sb to death/ 6995 1
垂死 垂死 [chui2 si3] /dying/ 7102 1
垂死掙扎 垂死挣扎 [chui2 si3 zheng1 zha2] /deathbed struggle/final struggle (idiom)/ 6071 1
刺死 刺死 [ci4 si3] /to stab to death/ 4410 1
賜死 赐死 [[ci4si3]] /(of a ruler) to order sb to commit suicide (in lieu of execution)/ 810 2
猝死 猝死 [[cu4si3]] /to die suddenly/ 874 2
打死 打死 [da3 si3] /to kill/to beat to death/ 6715 1
打蛇不死,反受其害 打蛇不死,反受其害 [[da3she2-bu4si3, fan3shou4qi2hai4]] /(proverb) if you deal with a threat but fail to eliminate it, it may come back to harm you/ 145 2
大場鶇 大场鸫 [Da4 chang3 Dong1] /OHBA Tsugumi (pen-name), author of cult series Death Note 死亡筆記|死亡笔记[si3 wang2 bi3 ji4]/ 5719 1
大難不死 大难不死 [da4 nan4 bu4 si3] /to just escape from calamity/ 7102 1
大難不死,必有後福 大难不死,必有后福 [da4 nan4 bu4 si3 , bi4 you3 hou4 fu2] /one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)/ 4567 1
大腦死亡 大脑死亡 [da4 nao3 si3 wang2] /brain death/ 2163 1
敵殺死 敌杀死 [Di2 sha1 si3] /Decis (insecticide brand)/ 5570 1
電死 电死 [dian4 si3] /to electrocute/to die from an electric shock/ 2902 1
吊死 吊死 [diao4 si3] /death by hanging/to hang oneself/ 6953 1
吊死鬼 吊死鬼 [diao4 si3 gui3] /ghost of a person who died by hanging/hanged person/(coll.) inchworm/hangman (word game)/ 5383 1
弔死問疾 吊死问疾 [diao4 si3 wen4 ji2] /to grieve for the sick and the dying/to show great concern for people's suffering/ 6953 1
釘死 钉死 [ding4 si3] /to nail securely/to execute by means of impalement/to crucify/ 5102 1
凍死 冻死 [dong4 si3] /to freeze to death/to die off in winter/ 6955 1
堵死 堵死 [du3 si3] /to block (a road)/to plug (a hole)/to stop up/ 6510 1
扼死 扼死 [e4 si3] /to strangle/to throttle/to stifle (opinions)/ 6574 1
餓死 饿死 [e4 si3] /to starve to death/to be very hungry/ 4410 1
非死不可 非死不可 [Fei1 si3 bu4 ke3] /Facebook (Internet slang, pun reading "you must die")/ 4492 1
赴死 赴死 [fu4 si3] /to meet death/ 6063 1
該死 该死 [gai1 si3] /Damn it!/damned/wretched/ 4984 1
敢死隊 敢死队 [gan3 si3 dui4] /suicide squad/kamikaze unit/ 4623 1
梗死 梗死 [[geng3si3]] /(medicine) to have an infarction/ 901 2
哽死 哽死 [[geng3si3]] /(intransitive) to choke to death/ 673 2
狗帶 狗带 [gou3 dai4] /(Internet slang) to go away/to slink off/(transliteration of "go die", possibly from 去死[qu4 si3])/ 3122 1
過勞死 过劳死 [guo4 lao2 si3] /karoshi (loanword from Japanese), death from overwork/ 3378 1
過失殺人 过失杀人 [guo4 shi1 sha1 ren2] /see 過失致死罪|过失致死罪[guo4 shi1 zhi4 si3 zui4]/ 4091 1
過失致死罪 过失致死罪 [guo4 shi1 zhi4 si3 zui4] /(law) negligent homicide/ 4091 1
害死 害死 [hai4 si3] /to kill/to cause death/to do sb to death/ 6731 1
好死不如賴活著 好死不如赖活着 [hao3 si3 bu4 ru2 lai4 huo2 zhe5] /better a bad life than a good death (idiom)/ 3722 1
黑死病 黑死病 [hei1 si3 bing4] /bubonic plague/Black Death/ 5965 1
橫死 横死 [heng4 si3] /to die by violence/ 3426 1
厚死薄生 厚死薄生 [hou4 si3 bo2 sheng1] /lit. to praise the dead and revile the living/fig. to live in the past (idiom)/ 6083 1
壞死 坏死 [huai4 si3] /necrosis/ 7102 1
皇帝不急急死太監 皇帝不急急死太监 [huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 ji2 si3 tai4 jian4] /see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huang2 di4 bu4 ji2 tai4 jian4 ji2]/ 2622 1
活人讓尿憋死 活人让尿憋死 [huo2 ren2 rang4 niao4 bie1 si3] /lit. such a fool as to die from holding in one's pee (idiom)/fig. unable to solve a problem due to the inflexibility of one's thinking/ 2259 1
假死 假死 [jia3 si3] /suspended animation/feigned death/to play dead/ 6620 1
見光死 见光死 [jian4 guang1 si3] /(lit.) to wither in the light of day/(fig.) the bubble bursts as the reality becomes apparent (esp. of a much-anticipated first meeting with sb)/(of stocks) just as the favorable news is officially published, the stock price falls/ 3746 1
將死 将死 [jiang1 si3] /to checkmate (in chess)/to be about to die/ 6172 1
絞死 绞死 [jiao3 si3] /to hang (i.e. execute by hanging)/to strangle/ 3474 1
狡兔死,走狗烹 狡兔死,走狗烹 [[jiao3tu4 si3, zou3gou3 peng1]] /see 兔死狗烹[tu4si3-gou3peng1]/ 60 2
九死一生 九死一生 [jiu3 si3 yi1 sheng1] /nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape/new lease of life/ 6334 1
救死扶傷 救死扶伤 [jiu4 si3 fu2 shang1] /to help the dying and heal the injured/ 5342 1
鞠躬盡瘁,死而後已 鞠躬尽瘁,死而后已 [ju1 gong1 jin4 cui4 , si3 er2 hou4 yi3] /to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life/with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day/ 6334 1
卡死 卡死 [[ka3si3]] /to jam up; to lock up; to become completely stuck/ 80 2
砍死 砍死 [kan3 si3] /to hack to death/to kill with an ax/ 6490 1
客死 客死 [ke4 si3] /to die in a foreign land/to die abroad/ 5553 1
客死他鄉 客死他乡 [ke4 si3 ta1 xiang1] /see 客死異鄉|客死异乡[ke4 si3 yi4 xiang1]/ 1873 1
客死異鄉 客死异乡 [ke4 si3 yi4 xiang1] /to die in a foreign land (idiom)/ 1873 1
哭得死去活來 哭得死去活来 [ku1 de5 si3 qu4 huo2 lai2] /to cry one's heart out/ 4958 1
枯死 枯死 [[ku1si3]] /(of a plant) to wither and die; withered and dead/ 246 2
藍屏死機 蓝屏死机 [lan2 ping2 si3 ji1] /(computing) (of an operating system) to crash and display the "blue screen of death"/ 1373 1
老不死 老不死 [lao3 bu4 si3] /(derog.) old but still alive/old fart/old bastard/ 4408 1
老天爺餓不死瞎家雀 老天爷饿不死瞎家雀 [lao3 tian1 ye2 e4 bu4 si3 xia1 jia1 que4] /lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom)/fig. don't give up hope/if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel/ 3519 1
老死 老死 [[lao3si3]] /to die of old age/ 840 2
勒死 勒死 [lei1 si3] /to strangle/ 6574 1
累死累活 累死累活 [lei4 si3 lei4 huo2] /to tire oneself out through overwork/to work oneself to death/ 6035 1
臨床死亡 临床死亡 [lin2 chuang2 si3 wang2] /clinical death/ 3253 1
臨死 临死 [lin2 si3] /facing death/at death's door/ 6850 1
臨死不怯 临死不怯 [lin2 si3 bu4 qie4] /equanimity in the face of death/to face dangers with assurance/ 6850 1
領死 领死 [[ling3si3]] /to surrender oneself for execution; (fig.) to come forward to take the blame; to face punishment/ 181 2
鹿死誰手 鹿死谁手 [lu4 si3 shei2 shou3] /lit. at whose hand will the deer die (idiom)/fig. who will emerge victorious/ 1069 1
亂石砸死 乱石砸死 [luan4 shi2 za2 si3] /to stone to death/ 5912 1
茅坑裡點燈 茅坑里点灯 [mao2 keng1 li3 dian3 deng1] /(slang) (fig.) to court death (derived from 找死[zhao3 si3] via its near homophone 照屎[zhao4 shi3])/ 1385 1
冒死 冒死 [mao4 si3] /to brave death/ 5894 1
昧死 昧死 [mei4 si3] /to risk one's life/ 6620 1
腦梗死 脑梗死 [nao3 geng3 si3] /cerebral infarction/ 3249 1
腦死亡 脑死亡 [nao3 si3 wang2] /brain death/ 7034 1
腦梗 脑梗 [[nao3geng3]] /cerebral infarction (abbr. for 腦梗死|脑梗死[nao3geng3si3] or 腦梗塞|脑梗塞[nao3geng3se4])/ 189 2
你死我活 你死我活 [ni3 si3 wo3 huo2] /lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries/two parties cannot coexist/ 6334 1
溺死 溺死 [ni4 si3] /to drown/ 5737 1
寧死不屈 宁死不屈 [ning4 si3 bu4 qu1] /rather die than submit (idiom)/ 6334 1
弄死 弄死 [nong4 si3] /to kill/to put to death/ 6148 1
怕死鬼 怕死鬼 [pa4 si3 gui3] /afraid to die (contemptuous term)/ 6564 1
怕死 怕死 [[pa4si3]] /to be scared of dying/ 646 2
拚死 拚死 [pan4 si3] /to risk one's life/ 6176 1
拼死 拼死 [pin1 si3] /to go all out for sth at risk of one's life/ 6259 1
拼死拼活 拼死拼活 [pin1 si3 pin1 huo2] /one's utmost/(to fight or work) desperately hard/to put up a life or death struggle/at all costs/ 6859 1
貧血性壞死 贫血性坏死 [pin2 xue4 xing4 huai4 si3] /anemic necrosis/ 6780 1
起死回生 起死回生 [qi3 si3 hui2 sheng1] /to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery/ 6334 1
氣死 气死 [qi4 si3] /to infuriate/to be furious/to die from an excess of anger/ 4412 1
掐死 掐死 [qia1 si3] /to throttle/to choke to death/ 3920 1
去死 去死 [qu4 si3] /go to hell!/drop dead!/ 6177 1
人比人得死 人比人得死 [[ren2 bi3 ren2 dei3 si3]] /see 人比人,氣死人|人比人,气死人[ren2 bi3 ren2, qi4si3 ren2]/ 853 2
人比人,氣死人 人比人,气死人 [[ren2 bi3 ren2, qi4si3 ren2]] /(proverb) constantly comparing oneself to others only leads to dissatisfaction and envy/ 853 2
人為財死,鳥為食亡 人为财死,鸟为食亡 [ren2 wei4 cai2 si3 , niao3 wei4 shi2 wang2] /lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)/fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich/ 4549 1
人之將死,其言也善 人之将死,其言也善 [ren2 zhi1 jiang1 si3 , qi2 yan2 ye3 shan4] /words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)/ 4091 1
認死扣兒 认死扣儿 [ren4 si3 kou4 r5] /stubborn/ 6695 1
認死理 认死理 [ren4 si3 li3] /obstinate/opinionated/ 5120 1
認死理兒 认死理儿 [ren4 si3 li3 r5] /erhua variant of 認死理|认死理[ren4 si3 li3]/ 5120 1
殺死 杀死 [sha1 si3] /to kill/ 7051 1
傷心致死 伤心致死 [shang1 xin1 zhi4 si3] /to grieve to death/to die of a broken-heart/ 6791 1
燒死 烧死 [shao1 si3] /to burn to death/ 6715 1
捨生忘死 舍生忘死 [she3 sheng1 wang4 si3] /bravery with no thought of personal safety (idiom); risking life and limb/undaunted by perils/ 6334 1
社死 社死 [she4 si3] /(neologism c. 2020) (slang) to die of embarrassment (figuratively)/ 1800 1
生離死別 生离死别 [sheng1 li2 si3 bie2] /separated in life and death/to part for ever/ 6267 1
生榮死哀 生荣死哀 [sheng1 rong2 si3 ai1] /to be respected in life and lamented in death (idiom)/ 6091 1
生死 生死 [sheng1 si3] /life or death/ 7102 1
生死存亡 生死存亡 [sheng1 si3 cun2 wang2] /matter of life and death/ 6867 1
生死搭檔 生死搭档 [sheng1 si3 da1 dang4] /inseparable partner/ 3103 1
生死關頭 生死关头 [sheng1 si3 guan1 tou2] /the critical moment/life and death crisis/ 6156 1
生死肉骨 生死肉骨 [sheng1 si3 rou4 gu3] /lit. the dead returning to life/a miracle (idiom)/ 6100 1
生死攸關 生死攸关 [sheng1 si3 you1 guan1] /matter of life and death/ 6227 1
生死有命 生死有命 [sheng1 si3 you3 ming4] /life and death are ruled by fate (idiom)/ 3899 1
生於憂患,死於安樂 生于忧患,死于安乐 [sheng1 yu2 you1 huan4 , si3 yu2 an1 le4] /to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom)/life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure/ 4782 1
生老病死 生老病死 [[sheng1-lao3-bing4-si3]] /(lit.) to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die (idiom)/(fig.) the fate of humankind (i.e. mortality)/ 50 2
誓死 誓死 [shi4 si3] /to pledge one's life/ 7102 1
誓死不從 誓死不从 [shi4 si3 bu4 cong2] /to vow to die rather than obey (idiom)/ 5295 1
誓死不降 誓死不降 [shi4 si3 bu4 xiang2] /to vow to fight to the death/ 7102 1
視死如歸 视死如归 [shi4 si3 ru2 gui1] /to view death as a return home/to not be afraid of dying/to face death with equanimity (idiom)/ 6176 1
士為知己者死,女為悅己者容 士为知己者死,女为悦己者容 [shi4 wei4 zhi1 ji3 zhe3 si3 , nü3 wei4 yue4 ji3 zhe3 rong2] /a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart/ 5110 1
瘦死的駱駝比馬大 瘦死的骆驼比马大 [shou4 si3 de5 luo4 tuo5 bi3 ma3 da4] /lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom)/fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people/a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people/ 2388 1
受死 受死 [[shou4si3]] /to submit to death; prepare to die!; meet your doom!/ 191 2
殊死 殊死 [shu1 si3] /to behead/capital punishment/desperate struggle/life-and-death/ 6196 1
樹挪死,人挪活 树挪死,人挪活 [shu4 nuo2 si3 , ren2 nuo2 huo2] /lit. if moved to a new location, a tree will die, but a person will live (idiom)/fig. human beings, unlike trees, thrive on change/ 2010 1
束手待死 束手待死 [shu4 shou3 dai4 si3] /hands tied and expecting the worst/ 6798 1
摔死 摔死 [[shuai1si3]] /to fall to one's death/to kill by throwing to the ground/ 807 2
說死 说死 [shuo1 si3] /to say definitely/to commit (to a proposition)/ 3179 1
[si3] /to die/impassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid/extremely/damned/ 4526 1
死板 死板 [si3 ban3] /rigid/inflexible/ 7102 1
死背 死背 [si3 bei4] /to learn by rote/ 2090 1
死別 死别 [si3 bie2] /to be parted by death/ 6945 1
死不改悔 死不改悔 [si3 bu4 gai3 hui3] /not to repent even facing death (idiom)/unrepentant/very obstinate/ 5557 1
死不了 死不了 [si3 bu4 liao3] /Portulaca Sundial (a type of plant)/ 7102 1
死不瞑目 死不瞑目 [si3 bu4 ming2 mu4] /lit. not close one's eyes after dying (idiom)/fig. to die with an unresolved grievance/ 1732 1
死不要臉 死不要脸 [si3 bu4 yao4 lian3] /to know no shame/to be totally shameless/ 4231 1
死纏爛打 死缠烂打 [si3 chan2 lan4 da3] /(coll.) to pester/to harass/ 5187 1
死產 死产 [si3 chan3] /stillbirth/ 7034 1
死城 死城 [si3 cheng2] /ghost town/ 5022 1
死黨 死党 [si3 dang3] /best friends/inseparable sidekick/diehard followers/ 6115 1
死當 死当 [si3 dang4] /to flunk (Tw)/(computing) to crash/to stop working/ 4138 1
死到臨頭 死到临头 [si3 dao4 lin2 tou2] /Death is near at hand. (idiom)/ 6185 1
死敵 死敌 [si3 di2] /mortal enemy/arch-enemy/ 6634 1
死定 死定 [si3 ding4] /to be screwed; to be toast/ 1034 1
死對頭 死对头 [si3 dui4 tou5] /arch-enemy/sworn enemy/ 6128 1
死而不僵 死而不僵 [si3 er2 bu4 jiang1] /dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis/to die hard (idiom)/to die yet not be vanquished (idiom)/ 6074 1
死而後已 死而后已 [si3 er2 hou4 yi3] /until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life/unto one's dying day/ 6334 1
死而無悔 死而无悔 [si3 er2 wu2 hui3] /to die without regret (idiom, from Analects)/ 6330 1
死鬼 死鬼 [si3 gui3] /devil (used jocularly or contemptuously)/the departed/ 1712 1
死海 死海 [Si3 Hai3] /the Dead Sea/ 6165 1
死海古卷 死海古卷 [Si3 hai3 gu3 juan4] /Dead Sea Scrolls/ 6462 1
死海經卷 死海经卷 [Si3 hai3 jing1 juan4] /Dead Sea Scrolls/ 6462 1
死後 死后 [si3 hou4] /after death/posthumous/ 6585 1
死胡同 死胡同 [si3 hu2 tong4] /dead end/blind alley/ 5334 1
死緩 死缓 [si3 huan3] /deferred death sentence/commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial review after two years (PRC) (legal)/ 6074 1
死灰復燃 死灰复燃 [si3 hui1 fu4 ran2] /lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence/sth malevolent returns to haunt one/ 6334 1
死活 死活 [si3 huo2] /life or death/fate/no matter what/anyway/for the life of me/ 4564 1
死機 死机 [si3 ji1] /to crash (of a computer)/ 6156 1
死寂 死寂 [si3 ji4] /deathly stillness/ 6447 1
死記 死记 [si3 ji4] /to learn by rote/to cram/ 4731 1
死記硬背 死记硬背 [si3 ji4 ying4 bei4] /to learn by rote/to mechanically memorize/ 7102 1
死角 死角 [si3 jiao3] /gap in coverage/gap in protection or defenses/neglected or overlooked area/dead end/ 5840 1
死結 死结 [si3 jie2] /tight knot/intractable problem/ 6507 1
死節 死节 [si3 jie2] /to die or be martyred for a noble cause/to be faithful unto death/ 3092 1
死結難解 死结难解 [si3 jie2 nan2 jie3] /enigmatic knot hard to untie (idiom); thorny problem/intractable difficulty/ 6334 1
死勁 死劲 [si3 jin4] /all one's strength/with might and main/ 4822 1
死勁兒 死劲儿 [si3 jin4 r5] /erhua variant of 死勁|死劲[si3 jin4]/ 4822 1
死局 死局 [si3 ju2] /hopeless situation/deadlock/ 4812 1
死絕 死绝 [si3 jue2] /to die out/to be exterminated/to become extinct/ 5833 1
死磕 死磕 [si3 ke1] /(coll.) to fight to the death/ 3794 1
死了張屠夫,不吃混毛豬 死了张屠夫,不吃混毛猪 [si3 le5 Zhang1 tu2 fu1 , bu4 chi1 hun4 mao2 zhu1] /lit. just because Zhang the butcher dies, doesn't mean we'll have to eat pork mixed with bristles (idiom)/fig. nobody is indispensable/ 1389 1
死裡逃生 死里逃生 [si3 li3 tao2 sheng1] /mortal danger, escape alive (idiom); a narrow escape/to survive by the skin of one's teeth/ 6334 1
死路 死路 [si3 lu4] /dead end/(fig.) the road to disaster/ 4078 1
死路一條 死路一条 [si3 lu4 yi1 tiao2] /(idiom) dead end/road to ruin/ 2943 1
死馬當活馬醫 死马当活马医 [si3 ma3 dang4 huo2 ma3 yi1] /lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom)/fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation/ 3904 1
死麵 死面 [si3 mian4] /unleavened dough/ 6094 1
死命 死命 [si3 ming4] /doom/death/desperately/ 6102 1
死難 死难 [si3 nan4] /to die in an accident/to die for a just cause/ 5317 1
死難者 死难者 [si3 nan4 zhe3] /victim of an accident/casualty/martyr for one's country/ 5317 1
死皮 死皮 [si3 pi2] /dead skin/ 1031 1
死皮賴臉 死皮赖脸 [si3 pi2 lai4 lian3] /brazen faced (idiom); shameless/ 6334 1
死期 死期 [si3 qi1] /time of death/limited to a fixed period of time/fixed term/ 3805 1
死棋 死棋 [si3 qi2] /dead piece (in Chess)/stupid move/hopeless case/ 6135 1
死氣沉沉 死气沉沉 [si3 qi4 chen2 chen2] /dead atmosphere/lifeless/spiritless/ 5311 1
死乞白賴 死乞白赖 [si3 qi5 bai2 lai4] /to pester someone again and again/ 6090 1
死氣白賴 死气白赖 [si3 qi5 bai2 lai4] /variant of 死乞白賴|死乞白赖[si3 qi5 bai2 lai4]/ 4128 1
死翹翹 死翘翘 [si3 qiao4 qiao4] /to die/to drop dead/ 5536 1
死囚 死囚 [si3 qiu2] /prisoner that awaits execution/convict sentenced to death/someone on death row/ 6398 1
死球 死球 [si3 qiu2] /(ball sports) dead ball/ 2513 1
死區 死区 [si3 qu1] /dead zone/blind spot/ 6127 1
死去 死去 [si3 qu4] /to die/ 7102 1
死去活來 死去活来 [si3 qu4 huo2 lai2] /to hover between life and death (idiom)/to suffer terribly/within an inch of one's life/ 5837 1
死人不管 死人不管 [si3 ren2 bu4 guan3] /(coll.) to wash one's hands of a matter/ 3688 1
死傷 死伤 [si3 shang1] /casualties/dead and injured/ 6788 1
死傷者 死伤者 [si3 shang1 zhe3] /casualty (of an accident)/dead and wounded/ 7102 1
死神 死神 [si3 shen2] /mythological figure (such as the Grim Reaper) in charge of taking the souls of those who die/(fig.) death/ 5122 1
死生 死生 [si3 sheng1] /life or death/critical (event)/ 6801 1
死士 死士 [si3 shi4] /person willing to sacrifice his life (for a good cause)/ 2241 1
死守 死守 [si3 shou3] /to defend one's property to the death/to cling obstinately to old habits/die-hard/ 6578 1
死水 死水 [si3 shui3] /stagnant water/backwater/ 6109 1
死死 死死 [si3 si3] /rigid/unwavering/unbendable/firm (hold on sth)/tenacious/ 6578 1
死鎖 死锁 [si3 suo3] /deadlock (computing)/ 4813 1
死藤水 死藤水 [si3 teng2 shui3] /ayahuasca/ 2028 1
死頑固 死顽固 [si3 wan2 gu4] /very stubborn/very stubborn person/die-hard/ 5402 1
死亡 死亡 [si3 wang2] /to die/death/ 5590 1
死亡筆記 死亡笔记 [si3 wang2 bi3 ji4] /Death note (Japanese: デスノート), translation of cult manga series by author ŌBA Tsugumi 大場鶇|大场鸫[Da4 chang3 Dong1] (pen-name) and illustrator OBATA Takeshi 小畑健[Xiao3 tian2 Jian4]/ 5719 1
死亡率 死亡率 [si3 wang2 lü4] /mortality rate/ 7102 1
死亡人數 死亡人数 [si3 wang2 ren2 shu4] /number of people killed/death toll/ 6081 1
死文字 死文字 [si3 wen2 zi4] /dead language/indecipherable script/ 6581 1
死無對證 死无对证 [si3 wu2 dui4 zheng4] /the dead cannot testify (idiom); dead men tell no tales/ 6334 1
死無葬身之地 死无葬身之地 [si3 wu2 zang4 shen1 zhi1 di4] /to die without a burial site/to die a pauper/a tragic end/ 6599 1
死線 死线 [si3 xian4] /deadline (loanword)/ 2490 1
死心 死心 [si3 xin1] /to give up/to admit failure/to drop the matter/to reconcile oneself to loss/to have no more illusions about/ 6599 1
死心塌地 死心塌地 [si3 xin1 ta1 di4] /to be hell-bent on; dead set on sth; unswerving/ 1029 1
死心踏地 死心踏地 [si3 xin1 ta4 di4] /see 死心塌地[si3 xin1 ta1 di4]/ 5322 1
死心眼兒 死心眼儿 [si3 xin1 yan3 r5] /stubborn/obstinate/having a one-track mind/ 6599 1
死信 死信 [si3 xin4] /lost letter/letter containing news of sb's death/ 6599 1
死刑緩期執行 死刑缓期执行 [si3 xing2 huan3 qi1 zhi2 xing2] /deferred death sentence/abbr. to 死緩|死缓[si3 huan3]/ 4057 1
死穴 死穴 [si3 xue2] /lethal point (acupuncture)/vulnerable spot/Achilles' heel/ 6113 1
死訊 死讯 [si3 xun4] /news of sb's death/ 6763 1
死要面子 死要面子 [si3 yao4 mian4 zi5] /to regard face as all-important/to consider loss of face unthinkable/ 3451 1
死要面子活受罪 死要面子活受罪 [si3 yao4 mian4 zi5 huo2 shou4 zui4] /to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)/ 3451 1
死因 死因 [si3 yin1] /cause of death/ 6955 1
死因不明 死因不明 [si3 yin1 bu4 ming2] /unknown cause of death/ 4958 1
死硬 死硬 [si3 ying4] /stiff/rigid/obstinate/ 6599 1
死於安樂 死于安乐 [si3 yu2 an1 le4] /see 生於憂患,死於安樂|生于忧患,死于安乐[sheng1 yu2 you1 huan4 , si3 yu2 an1 le4]/ 4336 1
死於非命 死于非命 [si3 yu2 fei1 ming4] /violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster/an unnatural death/ 6334 1
死宅 死宅 [si3 zhai2] /die-hard otaku (sb who hardly ever emerges from their home, where they play games, watch movies etc)/ 2909 1
死賬 死账 [si3 zhang4] /dormant bank account/ 6599 1
死仗 死仗 [si3 zhang4] /to fight bitterly/hard struggle/ 6599 1
死者 死者 [si3 zhe3] /the dead/the deceased/ 6098 1
死症 死症 [si3 zheng4] /incurable disease/terminal illness/ 6817 1
死忠 死忠 [si3 zhong1] /die-hard (fan etc)/ 2315 1
死中求生 死中求生 [si3 zhong1 qiu2 sheng1] /to seek life in death (idiom); to fight for one's life/ 6334 1
死點 死点 [[si3dian3]] /see 止點|止点[zhi3dian3]/ 702 2
死掉 死掉 [[si3diao4]] /to die/ 35 2
死而復活 死而复活 [[si3er2fu4huo2]] /to come back to life (after death)/ 704 2
死而復生 死而复生 [[si3er2fu4sheng1]] /(idiom) to come back to life (after death)/ 704 2
死飛 死飞 [[si3fei1]] /fixie; fixed-gear bicycle/ 575 2
死火山 死火山 [[si3huo3shan1]] /extinct volcano/ 740 2
死人 死人 [[si3ren2]] /dead person/(coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen/ 944 2
死屍 死尸 [[si3shi1]] /corpse; dead body/ 770 2
死巷 死巷 [[si3xiang4]] /blind alley; dead end/ 881 2
死刑 死刑 [[si3xing2]] /death penalty; capital punishment/ 849 2
死循環 死循环 [[si3xun2huan2]] /endless loop/ 601 2
死有餘辜 死有余辜 [[si3you3yu2gu1]] /(idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment/ 738 2
死戰 死战 [[si3zhan4]] /to fight to the death/ 135 2
死豬不怕開水燙 死猪不怕开水烫 [[si3zhu1 bu4 pa4 kai1shui3 tang4]] /(lit.) a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (saying)/(fig.) a person who has nothing more to lose will go to any lengths, regardless of the consequences/ 50 2
死罪 死罪 [[si3zui4]] /capital offense; crime punishable by death/my deepest apologies/ 849 2
送死 送死 [song4 si3] /to throw away one's life/ 4005 1
雖死猶榮 虽死犹荣 [sui1 si3 you2 rong2] /lit. although dead, also honored; died a glorious death/ 6624 1
雖死猶生 虽死犹生 [sui1 si3 you2 sheng1] /lit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom); still with us in spirit/ 6334 1
胎死腹中 胎死腹中 [tai1 si3 fu4 zhong1] /fetus dies in the belly/(fig.) plans or projects failed before being carried out/ 2610 1
貪生怕死 贪生怕死 [tan1 sheng1 pa4 si3] /greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly/clinging abjectly to life/only interested in saving one's neck/ 6334 1
疼死 疼死 [teng2 si3] /to really hurt/ 6885 1
替死鬼 替死鬼 [ti4 si3 gui3] /scapegoat/fall guy/ 4917 1
兔死狐悲 兔死狐悲 [tu4 si3 hu2 bei1] /lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress/ 6334 1
兔死狗烹 兔死狗烹 [[tu4si3-gou3peng1]] /(lit.) when the rabbit is dead, the hunting dogs are cooked (idiom)/(fig.) to discard or eliminate someone once they are no longer useful/ 50 2
萬死不辭 万死不辞 [wan4 si3 bu4 ci2] /ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom); ready to risk life and limb to help out/ 6334 1
枉死 枉死 [wang3 si3] /to die in tragic circumstances/ 5011 1
往死裡 往死里 [wang3 si3 li3] /(coll.) (to beat etc) to death/ 3671 1
五刑 五刑 [wu3 xing2] /imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4]/Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4], forced labor 徒[tu2], exile or banishment 流[liu2], capital punishment 死[si3]/ 4969 1
瞎貓碰上死耗子 瞎猫碰上死耗子 [xia1 mao1 peng4 shang4 si3 hao4 zi5] /a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom)/blind luck/ 3789 1
下死勁 下死劲 [xia4 si3 jin4] /to do one's utmost/ 6071 1
小畑健 小畑健 [Xiao3 tian2 Jian4] /OBATA Takeshi, manga artist, illustrator of cult series Death Note 死亡筆記|死亡笔记[si3 wang2 bi3 ji4]/ 5719 1
寫死 写死 [xie3 si3] /to hard code (computing)/ 1737 1
心肌梗死 心肌梗死 [xin1 ji1 geng3 si3] /myocardial infarction/heart attack/ 6564 1
心梗 心梗 [[xin1geng3]] /myocardial infarction; heart attack (abbr. for 心肌梗死[xin1ji1 geng3si3])/ 291 2
兇死 凶死 [xiong1 si3] /to die in violence/ 6722 1
尋死 寻死 [xun2 si3] /to attempt suicide/to court death/ 5784 1
殉死 殉死 [xun4 si3] /to be buried alive as sacrifice (together with husband or superior)/ 6977 1
壓死 压死 [ya1 si3] /to crush to death/ 3016 1
壓死駱駝的最後一根稻草 压死骆驼的最后一根稻草 [ya1 si3 luo4 tuo5 de5 zui4 hou4 yi1 gen1 dao4 cao3] /the straw that broke the camel’s back (idiom)/the final straw/ 2196 1
淹死 淹死 [yan1 si3] /to drown/ 6885 1
養生送死 养生送死 [yang3 sheng1 song4 si3] /to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiom)/ 6089 1
要死 要死 [yao4 si3] /extremely/awfully/ 5325 1
要死不活 要死不活 [yao4 si3 bu4 huo2] /half dead/more dead than alive/ 6732 1
要死要活 要死要活 [yao4 si3 yao4 huo2] /terribly/awfully/desperately/ 3865 1
噎死 噎死 [[ye1si3]] /(intransitive) to choke to death/ 673 2
一把死拿 一把死拿 [yi1 ba3 si3 na2] /stubborn/inflexible/ 6847 1
一棍子打死 一棍子打死 [yi1 gun4 zi5 da3 si3] /to deal a single fatal blow/(fig.) to totally repudiate sb because of a minor error/ 2364 1
一潭死水 一潭死水 [yi1 tan2 si3 shui3] /a pool of stagnant water/stagnant or listless condition/ 6099 1
以死明志 以死明志 [yi3 si3 ming2 zhi4] /to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying/ 3810 1
縊死 缢死 [yi4 si3] /to execute by hanging/to hang oneself/ 2618 1
嬰兒猝死綜合症 婴儿猝死综合症 [[ying1er2 cu4si3 zong1he2zheng4]] /sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); crib death/ 609 2
魚死網破 鱼死网破 [yu2 si3 wang3 po4] /lit. either the fish dies or the net splits/a life and death struggle (idiom)/ 6077 1
瘐死 瘐死 [yu3 si3] /to die of hunger or disease (of a prisoner)/ 2212 1
欲仙欲死 欲仙欲死 [[yu4xian1-yu4si3]] /to experience sheer ecstasy (or, when used ironically, sheer hell)/ 132 2
冤死 冤死 [yuan1 si3] /to suffer an unjust death/ 1844 1
暈死 晕死 [yun1 si3] /Geez!/Shoot!/No way!/ 5570 1
砸死 砸死 [za2 si3] /to crush to death/ 6509 1
鑿死卯子 凿死卯子 [[zao2 si3mao3zi5]] /variant of 鑿死鉚子|凿死铆子[zao2 si3mao3zi5]/ 542 2
鑿死鉚子 凿死铆子 [[zao2 si3mao3zi5]] /(dialect) stubborn; obstinate; inflexible/ 542 2
早死 早死 [zao3 si3] /to die while still relatively young/to have been dead (for some years)/ 1245 1
早死早超生 早死早超生 [zao3 si3 zao3 chao1 sheng1] /to end one's suffering by dying quickly and being reincarnated/(fig.) to get it over with/ 3469 1
賊死 贼死 [zei2 si3] /completely/utterly (dialect)/ 6056 1
詐死 诈死 [zha4 si3] /to feign death/to fake death/ 6465 1
炸死 炸死 [zha4 si3] /to kill with an explosion/ 7102 1
戰死 战死 [[zhan4si3]] /to die in combat/ 135 2
戰死沙場 战死沙场 [[zhan4si3-sha1chang3]] /(idiom) to die in battle/ 284 2
朝生暮死 朝生暮死 [zhao1 sheng1 mu4 si3] /lit. born in the morning and dying at dusk (idiom)/fig. ephemeral/transient/ 2183 1
找死 找死 [[zhao3si3]] /to court death; to take a big risk/ 834 2
致死 致死 [zhi4 si3] /to cause death; to be lethal; to be deadly/ 1056 1
治死 治死 [zhi4 si3] /to put to death/ 4999 1
致死量 致死量 [zhi4 si3 liang4] /lethal dose/ 974 1
致死性 致死性 [zhi4 si3 xing4] /lethal; fatal/ 979 1
致死性毒劑 致死性毒剂 [zhi4 si3 xing4 du2 ji4] /lethal agent/ 7102 1
置之死地而後生 置之死地而后生 [[zhi4 zhi1 si3di4 er2hou4 sheng1]] /(idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1zi3 Bing1fa3]) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle; to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger; to find a way to emerge from a dire situation/ 850 2
致死劑量 致死剂量 [[zhi4si3 ji4liang4]] /lethal dose/ 810 2
驟死 骤死 [zhou4 si3] /sudden death (play-off in sporting competition)/ 6558 1
驟死式 骤死式 [zhou4 si3 shi4] /sudden death style play-off (sporting competition)/ 6558 1
裝死 装死 [[zhuang1si3]] /to play dead/ 829 2
撞死 撞死 [[zhuang4si3]] /to knock down and kill (with a car, train etc)/ 782 2
自尋死路 自寻死路 [zi4 xun2 si3 lu4] /to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom)/to bring about one's own destruction/ 5897 1
揍死 揍死 [zou4 si3] /to beat to death/ 6294 1
醉生夢死 醉生梦死 [zui4 sheng1 meng4 si3] /as if drunk or entranced (idiom); leading a befuddled existence/in a drunken stupor/ 6334 1
罪該萬死 罪该万死 [[zui4gai1wan4si3]] /(idiom) deserving the severest punishment; death is too good for sb/ 32 2
作死 作死 [[zuo4si3]] /to court disaster/also pr. [zuo1si3]/ 696 2

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