死不瞑目

sǐ bù míng mù

Dictionary entry

lit. not close one's eyes after dying (idiom)

What does 死不瞑目 mean?

死不瞑目 (sǐ bù míng mù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. not close one's eyes after dying (idiom)

2fig. to die with an unresolved grievance

Character breakdown

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死sǐto die · impassable 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-瞑míngto close (the eyes)目mùeye · (literary) to look; to regard

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sǐ bù míng mù

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