粵

人jan4命meng6關gwaan1天tin1

simp人命关天
jan4 meng6 gwaan1 tin1rén mìng guān tiān

English

  1. human life is beyond value (idiom)
  2. human life is of paramount importance; as a matter of life and death

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 好重要,同人嘅性命有關嘅事,關係住一個人嘅生死

Examples

  • 呢件事人命關天㗎,快啲報警啦。

    This is a matter of life and death, call the police now!

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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