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Jyutping bun3 tiu4 meng6
Pinyin bàn tiáo mìng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. half a life
  2. only half alive
  3. barely alive
  4. (scared, beaten etc) half to death
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    形容​一個​人病​得​好​犀利​,​或者​攰​得​好​緊​要​,​好似​就​嚟​死​噉
    used to suggest that someone is so sick or exhausted that they are half-dead or have one foot in the grave (literally 'half a life')
    • 得返半條人命
      得返半条人命
      dak1 faan1 bun3 tiu4 jan4 meng6
      to be half-dead; to have one foot in the grave (literally 'to have half a life remaining')
    • 個老人家病到得返半條人命,啱啱送咗入醫院,都唔知救唔救得返。
      个老人家病到得返半条人命,啱啱送咗入医院,都唔知救唔救得返。
      go3 lou5 jan4 gaa1 beng6 dou3 dak1 faan1 bun3 tiu4 jan4 meng6, ngaam1 ngaam1 sung3 zo2 jap6 ji1 jyun2, dou1 m4 zi1 gau3 m4 gau3 dak1 faan1.
      The old man was so sick that he was on the verge of dying. He's in the hospital now, and there's no telling if he'll survive.
    • 今日公司好多嘢做,開OT開到四點,返到屋企已經得返半條人命。
      今日公司好多嘢做,开OT开到四点,返到屋企已经得返半条人命。
      gam1 jat6 gung1 si1 hou2 do1 je5 zou6, hoi1 ou1 ti1 hoi1 dou3 sei3 dim2, faan2 dou3 uk1 kei2 ji5 ging1 dak1 faan1 bun3 tiu4 jan4 meng6.
      I got a lot of work at the office today and worked overtime until 4 a.m. When I got home, I was half-dead.
  2. 參看
    半條人命
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 半死不活
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她只剩半条命了。
    她只剩半條命了。
    tā zhǐ shèng bàn tiáo mìng le 。
    • She was only half alive.