死而不僵

sǐ ér bù jiāng

Dictionary entry

dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis

What does 死而不僵 mean?

死而不僵 (sǐ ér bù jiāng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis

2to die hard (idiom)

3to die yet not be vanquished (idiom)

Character breakdown

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死sǐto die · impassable 而érand · as well as 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-僵jiāngrigid · deadlock

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死而不僵

sǐ ér bù jiāng

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