嗜之如命
shì​zhī​rú​mìng

to love something as much as life itself

  1. 嗜 shì noun
    to be fond of
    (bound form) to have a special liking for; to be addicted to; to be fond of (used as a suffix for -phile)
  2. 之 zhī pronoun
    it
    Used only in the object position to refer to a person or thing already mentioned, meaning "him", "her", "it", or "them".
  3. 如 rú preposition
    to be like
    to be like; to be similar to; as if
  4. 命 mìng noun
    life
    The state of being alive; the physical life of a person or animal