wán​mìng

to risk one's life

  • created reference approved 玩命 → 玩儿命/玩兒命 (erhua_variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    玩命 wán​mìng

    玩儿命 / 玩兒命 wán​r​mìng

    erhua_variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 玩命 · wán​mìng · to risk one's life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    玩命

    wán​mìng

    to risk one's life

    To disregard one's personal safety or treat one's life as a joke, such as by taking extreme risks.

    wán​r​mìng

    玩, 命

    玩 (literal) → 玩 · wán · to trifle with 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · life

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 玩命 · wán​mìng · to work desperately — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    玩命

    wán​mìng

    to work desperately

    To put all of one's energy and effort into a task as if one's life depended on it; to work with desperate urgency.

    wán​r​mìng

    玩, 命

    玩 (literal) → 玩 · wán · to resort to 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · life

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

    created sense