行將就木

Chinese

		to be about to; to be on the verge of; to be just going to to be about to; to be on the verge of; to be just going to; to be on the point of	to enter the coffin; to die
trad. (行將就木)		行將	就木
simp. (行将就木)		行将	就木
Literally: “to enter the coffin soon”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xíngjiāngjiùmù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄤㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hang⁴ joeng¹ zau⁶ muk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xíngjiāngjiùmù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄤㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngjiangjiowmuh
  - Tongyong Pinyin: síngjiangjiòumù
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ˧˥ t͡ɕjɑŋ˥ t͡ɕjoʊ̯˥˩꜒꜔ mu˥˩/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hang⁴ joeng¹ zau⁶ muk⁶
  - Yale: hàhng yēung jauh muhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hang⁴ joeng¹ dzau⁶ muk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: heng⁴ yêng¹ zeo⁶ mug⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐŋ˨˩ jœ̽ːŋ˥ t͡sɐu̯˨ mʊk˨/

Idiom

行將就木

to be close to death; to approach death

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