- 身家性命 shēnjiāxìngmìng one's life and propertyThe life, safety, and property of oneself and one's entire family; often used when describing a dangerous situation where everything is at stake.
- 性命攸关 xìngmìngyōuguān a matter of life and deathvitally important; of critical importance to one's survival
- 性命交关 xìngmìngjiāoguān a matter of life and death(idiom) of vital importance; at a critical moment where life is on the line
- 机关算尽太聪明，反算了卿卿性命 jīguānsuànjìntàicōngmingfǎnsuànleqīngqīngxìngmìng smart people often outsmart themselvesIf one is too calculating, it will lead to one's own undoing. This is a famous line from the novel [[红楼梦|紅樓夢|hong2 lou2 meng4]].
