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命根子
/ mìng gēn zi /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
像命根子一样珍贵
2
是我的命根子
3
某人的命根子
Definition
命根子
Literally means:
lifeblood
Actually means:
It figuratively refers to one's most favored child or grandchild. It also figuratively refers to something that determines life and death or is as important as life itself.
比喻最受某人疼爱的晚辈。也比喻被人认为关系到生死成败的事物，或其重要性和生命差不多的事物。
Example
Used as object. (作宾语)
1
Lín
林
jiā
家
fūfù
夫妇
dào
到
liǎo
了
sìshíjǐ
四十几
suì
岁
de
的
shíhou
时候
cái
才
yǒu
有
le
了
érzi
儿子
,
suǒyǐ
所以
yīzhí
一直
bǎ
把
tā
他
kànchéng
看成
shì
是
quánjiā
全家
de
的
mìnggēnzi
命根子
。
The Lins didn't have a son until they were in their forties, so they always regarded him as the lifeblood of the whole family.
2
Zhè
这
gēn
根
guǎizhàng
拐杖
kěshì
可是
yéye
爷爷
de
的
mìnggēnzi
命根子
,
yīqiè
一切
xíngdòng
行动
dōu
都
yào
要
kào
靠
tā
它
,
nǐ
你
zěnme
怎么
kěyǐ
可以
bǎ
把
tā
它
lòngdiū
弄丢
le
了
ne
呢
?
This crutch is Grandpa's lifeblood, all action depends on it, how can you lose it?
3
Zài
在
zhège
这个
shǒucáinú
守财奴
xīnmù
心目
zhōng
中
,
qián
钱
jiùshì
就是
tā
他
de
的
mìnggēnzi
命根子
,
shuí
谁
dòng
动
le
了
tā
他
de
的
qián
钱
,
tā
他
jiù
就
gēn
跟
shuí
谁
pīnmìng
拼命
。
In this Scrooge's mind, money is his lifeblood, who moved his money, he and who he worked hard with.