殺身之禍
See also: 杀身之祸
Chinese
| to be killed; to lose one's life | 's; him/her/it; this | disaster | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (殺身之禍) | 殺身 | 之 | 禍 | |
| simp. (杀身之祸) | 杀身 | 之 | 祸 | |
Etymology
- 兩班文武，心懷不平，知幽王主意已決，徒取殺身之禍，無益於事，盡皆緘口。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Ming dynasty, Feng Menglong, Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms
- Liǎngbān wénwǔ, xīnhuái bùpíng, zhī yōuwáng zhǔyì yǐ jué, tú qǔ shāshēn zhī huò, wúyì yú shì, jìnjiē jiānkǒu. [Pinyin]
- Although the civil vassals and military vassals felt indignant, they knew King You wouldn't change his mind. If someone advise the king, he would only be killed and this would be no good for the matter. The vassals all said nothing.
两班文武，心怀不平，知幽王主意已决，徒取杀身之祸，无益于事，尽皆缄口。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
Idiom
殺身之禍
- fatal disaster
- 若遇此等人，敬而遠之，以免殺身之禍。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Qing dynasty, Liu E, The Travels of Lao Can
- Ruò yù cǐděng rén, jìng'éryuǎnzhī, yǐmiǎn shāshēnzhīhuò. [Pinyin]
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若遇此等人，敬而远之，以免杀身之祸。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- 那知輕舉妄動，卻有殺身之禍！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Qing dynasty, Li Ruzhen, Flowers in the Mirror
- Nàzhī qīngjǔwàngdòng, quèyǒu shāshēnzhīhuò! [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
那知轻举妄动，却有杀身之祸！ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
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