厚死薄生

hòu sǐ bó shēng

Dictionary entry

lit. to praise the dead and revile the living

What does 厚死薄生 mean?

厚死薄生 (hòu sǐ bó shēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to praise the dead and revile the living

2fig. to live in the past (idiom)

Character breakdown

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厚hòuthick · deep or profound 死sǐto die · impassable 薄Bósurname Bo 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur

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厚死薄生

hòu sǐ bó shēng

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