保命 [－－]

Jyutping bou2 meng6
Pinyin bǎo mìng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    保住​條命​，​令​自己​唔​好​死
    to survive
    • 我噉樣做都係為咗保命㗎咋！
      我噉样做都系为咗保命㗎咋！
      ngo5 gam2 joeng2 zou6 dou1 hai6 wai6 zo2 bou2 meng6 gaa3 zaa3!
      I only did that to survive!

保命 [－－]

Jyutping bou2 ming6
Pinyin bǎo mìng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to save one's life
  2. to survive
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    保住​條命​，​令​自己​唔​好​死
    to survive
    • 我噉樣做都係為咗保命㗎咋！
      我噉样做都系为咗保命㗎咋！
      ngo5 gam2 joeng2 zou6 dou1 hai6 wai6 zo2 bou2 meng6 gaa3 zaa3!
      I only did that to survive!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, intransitive, verb-object
    to save one's life; to survive
    • 保命更重要。
      保命更重要。
      bǎo mìng gèng zhòng yào ．
      Saving (your) life is more important.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我噉样做都系为咗保命㗎咋！
    我噉樣做都係為咗保命㗎咋！
    ngo5 gam2 joeng2 zou6 dou1 hai6 wai6 zo2 bou2 meng6 gaa3 zaa3!
    • I only did that to survive!
  2. Cantonese
    佢撞车撞到个脾脏大量出血，结果要切咗佢嚟保命。
    佢撞車撞到個脾臟大量出血，結果要切咗佢嚟保命。
    keoi5 zong6 ce1 zong6 dou3 go3 pei4 zong6 daai6 loeng6 ceot1 hyut3, git3 gwo2 jiu3 cit3 zo2 keoi5 lai4 bou2 meng6.
    • He had a traffic accident and his spleen was bleeding profusely. They had to cut it out at the end to save his life.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    保命更重要。
    保命更重要。
    bǎo mìng gèng zhòng yào ．
    • Saving (your) life is more important.