撐死

Chinese

		support; prop-up; to pole a boat support; prop-up; to pole a boat; to open; to overfill	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
trad. (撐死)		撐	死
simp. (撑死)		撑	死
anagram		死撐／死撑

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chēngsǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄥㄙˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chēngsǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄥㄙˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chengsǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chʻêng¹-ssŭ³
  - Yale: chēng-sž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chengsyy
  - Palladius: чэнсы (čɛnsy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

撐死

to eat oneself to death (usually in exaggerations)
(figurative) to make (someone) obtain maximal profit

Adverb

撐死

(colloquial) at best; at most

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