垂危 [－－]

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Pinyin chuí wēi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. close to death
  2. life-threatening (illness)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    身體​情況​極差​，​接近​死亡
    to be close to death; to approach death
    • 佢送到醫院時已經垂危。
      佢送到医院时已经垂危。
      keoi5 sung3 dou3 ji1 jyun2 si4 ji5 ging1 seoi4 ngai4.
      When he was sent to the hospital, he was already close to death.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to be in great peril (of a nation)
  2. verb
    to be critically ill; to be at one's last gasp
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    病人的生命一度垂危。
    病人的生命一度垂危。
    bìng rén de shēng mìng yī dù chuí wēi 。
    • The patient's life was in danger.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    垂危
    垂危
    seoi4 ngai4
    • close to death
  2. Cantonese
    个医生好尽力噉挽救垂危嘅病人。
    個醫生好盡力噉挽救垂危嘅病人。
    go3 ji1 sang1 hou2 zeon6 lik6 gam2 waan5 gau3 seoi4 ngai4 ge3 beng6 jan4.
    • The doctor tries his best to save the dying patient.
  3. Cantonese
    性命垂危
    性命垂危
    sing3 ming6 seoi4 ngai4
    • (of one's life) in danger
  4. Cantonese
    佢送到医院时已经垂危。
    佢送到醫院時已經垂危。
    keoi5 sung3 dou3 ji1 jyun2 si4 ji5 ging1 seoi4 ngai4.
    • When he was sent to the hospital, he was already close to death.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    垂危
    垂危
    chuí wēi
    • to be critically ill