致命

Chinese

 
to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey
life; fate
trad. (致命)
simp. #(致命)

Pronunciation


Verb

致命

  1. to cause death
  2. to sacrifice one's life

Adjective

致命

  1. fatal; deadly; lethal; mortal
    路上坑坑窪窪騎車一不小心致命危險 [MSC, trad.]
    路上坑坑洼洼骑车一不小心致命危险 [MSC, simp.]
    Lùshàng kēngkēngwāwā de, qíchē de rén yībùxiǎoxīn jiù yǒu zhìmìng wēixiǎn. [Pinyin]
    Pot holes can be lethal for the unwary cyclist.

Derived terms

  • 致命傷致命伤

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
めい
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 致命 (MC ʈˠiɪH mˠiæŋH, “fatal, mortal; to sacrifice one's life”), literally “to deliver” + “life”

Pronunciation

Noun

致命 (hiragana ちめい, rōmaji chimei)

  1. a sacrifice of one's life
  2. loss of life
    Synonym: 致死 (chishi)
  3. something fatal, deadly, mortal, lethal
    Synonym: 致死 (chishi)

Derived terms

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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