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Jyutping ming6 ngai4
Pinyin mìng wēi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (medicine) in a critical condition
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, of a person
    to be in critical condition
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    就在我们今晚站在这里的时刻,我们知道勇敢的美国士兵在伊拉克的沙漠里和阿富汗的群山中醒来,他们冒着生命危险来保护着我们的生命。
    就在我們今晚站在這裏的時刻,我們知道勇敢的美國士兵在伊拉克的沙漠裏和阿富汗的羣山中醒來,他們冒着生命危險來保護着我們的生命。
    jiù zài wǒ men jīn wǎn zhàn zài zhè lǐ de shí kè , wǒ men zhī dào yǒng gǎn de měi guó shì bīng zài yī lā kè de shā mò lǐ hé ā fù hàn de qún shān zhōng xǐng lái , tā men mào zhe shēng mìng wēi xiǎn lái bǎo hù zhe wǒ men de shēng mìng 。
    • Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan, to risk their lives for us.
  2. Mandarin
    他冒着生命危险救了那条狗。
    他冒着生命危險救了那條狗。
    tā mào zhe shēng mìng wēi xiǎn jiù le nà tiáo gǒu 。
    • He rescued the dog at the risk of his own life.
  3. Mandarin
    你在说我有生命危险吗?
    你在説我有生命危險嗎?
    nǐ zài shuō wǒ yǒu shēng mìng wēi xiǎn ma ?
    • Are you saying my life is in danger?
    • Are you saying that my life is in danger?
  4. Mandarin
    他冒著生命危险救了我的命。
    他冒著生命危險救了我的命。
    tā mào zhù shēng mìng wēi xiǎn jiù le wǒ de mìng 。
    • He saved my life at the risk of his own.
  5. Mandarin
    有些相片是冒著生命危险拍的。
    有些相片是冒著生命危險拍的。
    yǒu xiē xiàng piàn shì mào zhù shēng mìng wēi xiǎn pāi de 。
    • Some of the photos have been taken at the risk of life.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢开煤气自杀,虽然俾人救番、冇生命危险,但系出现好多后遗症。
    佢開煤氣自殺,雖然俾人救番、冇生命危險,但係出現好多後遺症。
    keoi5 hoi1 mui4 hei3 zi6 saat3, seoi1 jin4 bei2 jan4 gau3 faan1, mou5 sang1 ming6 ngai4 him2, daan6 hai6 ceot1 jin6 hou2 do1 hau6 wai4 zing3
    • He tried to kill himeself with coal gas. Although he was rescued and had no fatal hazard, he was found to have many sequelae.
  2. Cantonese
    冒生命危险
    冒生命危險
    mou6 sang1 ming6 ngai4 him2
    • to risk one's life
  3. Cantonese
    两名渠务工人吸入沼气一度命危。
    兩名渠務工人吸入沼氣一度命危。
    loeng5 ming4 keoi4 mou6 gung1 jan4 kap1 jap6 ziu2 hei3 jat1 dou6 ming6 ngai4.
    • Two sanitation workers inhaled sewer gas and almost died.
  4. Cantonese
    佢嘅生命危在旦夕。
    佢嘅生命危在旦夕。
    keoi5 ge3 sang1 ming6 ngai4 zoi6 daan3 zik6.
    • His life is hanging by a thread.
  5. Cantonese
    我好佩服佢肯冒生命危险救人。
    我好佩服佢肯冒生命危險救人。
    ngo5 hou2 pui3 fuk6 keoi5 hang4 mou6 sang1 ming6 ngai4 him2 gau3 jan4.
    • I really admire how he risked his own life to save others from danger.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    冒著生命危险
    冒著生命危險
    mào zhe shēng mìng wēi xiǎn
    • risking one's life
  2. Mandarin
    路上坑坑洼洼的,骑车的人一不小心就有致命危险。
    路上坑坑窪窪的,騎車的人一不小心就有致命危險。
    lù shàng kēng kēng wā wā de , qí chē de rén yī bù xiǎo xīn jiù yǒu zhì mìng wēi xiǎn .
    • Pot holes can be lethal for the unwary cyclist.