命不久矣

mìng bù jiǔ yǐ

Dictionary entry

at death's door

What does 命不久矣 mean?

命不久矣 (mìng bù jiǔ yǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1at death's door

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命mìnglife · fate 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-久jiǔ(of a period of time) long 矣yǐclassical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]

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