Chinese Traditional: 要死不活
Chinese Simplified: 要死不活
Pinyin: yao4 si3 bu4 huo2
Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ
English Meaning: half dead, more dead than alive

Related Words:

 

yào

1. to want, would like to 2. have to, must 3. important, vital 4. to ask for, to request 5. will, be going to (future tense)

Here: will, be going to (future tense)

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1. to die 2. death 3. dead 4. impassable, uncrossable 5. inflexible, rigid 6. extremely, damned

Here: to die

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not, no (4th tone)

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huó

1. to live 2. alive 3. living 4. work, workmanship 5. flexible, adaptable, fluid

Here: to live

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