欲死欲死

Chinese

		desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid	desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
trad. (欲死欲死)		欲	死	欲	死
simp. ^#(欲死欲死)		欲	死	欲	死
alternative forms		要死要死

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): beh-sí-beh-sí / berh-sí-berh-sí

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: beh-sí-beh-sí
  - Tâi-lô: beh-sí-beh-sí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: behsy'behsie
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ɕi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ɕi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɕi⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: berh-sí-berh-sí
  - Tâi-lô: berh-sí-berh-sí
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bə(ʔ)⁵ ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə(ʔ)⁵ ɕi⁵⁵⁴/

Idiom

欲死欲死

(Hokkien) half-dead; more dead than alive

Synonyms

半死不活 (bànsǐbùhuó)
(Hakka) 半生死
(Min Nan) 半條命／半条命, 欲好命

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