生荣死哀

Traditional: 生榮死哀

shēng róng sǐ āi

Dictionary entry

to be respected in life and lamented in death (idiom)

What does 生荣死哀 mean?

生荣死哀 (shēng róng sǐ āi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be respected in life and lamented in death (idiom)

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生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 荣Róngsurname Rong 死sǐto die · impassable 哀ĀiAi (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]

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生荣死哀

shēng róng sǐ āi

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