不死不活
bù​sǐ​bù​huó

neither dead nor alive

  • created sense approved 不死不活 · bù​sǐ​bù​huó · neither dead nor alive — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不死不活

    bù​sǐ​bù​huó

    neither dead nor alive

    Describes someone or something lingering in an awkward position or showing no signs of life; can also mean being kept in a state of painful suspense

    不死 (literal) → 不死 · bù​sǐ · to not die 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 活 (literal) → 活 · huó · alive

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense