thập tử nhất sinh

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 十死一生 (“the odds of death are 10-1”). Compare Chinese 九死一生 (jiǔsǐyīshēng, “the odds of death are 9-1”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəp̚˧˨ʔ tɨ˧˩ ɲət̚˧˦ sïŋ˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəp̚˨˩ʔ tɨ˧˨ ɲək̚˦˧˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tʰəp̚˨˩ʔ tɨ˧˨ ɲək̚˦˧˥ sɨn˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəp̚˨˩˨ tɨ˨˩˦ ɲək̚˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tʰəp̚˨˩˨ tɨ˨˩˦ ɲək̚˦˥ sɨn˧˧] === Adjective === thập tử nhất sinh (of illnesses or conditions) highly fatal or critical