命归黄泉

Traditional: 命歸黃泉

mìng guī Huáng quán

Dictionary entry

lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huang2 quan2] (idiom)

What does 命归黄泉 mean?

命归黄泉 (mìng guī Huáng quán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huang2 quan2] (idiom)

2fig. to die

3to meet one's end

Character breakdown

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命mìnglife · fate 归Guīsurname Gui 黄Huángsurname Huang or Hwang 泉quánspring (small stream) · mouth of a spring

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命归黄泉

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