虽死犹生

Traditional: 雖死猶生

suī sǐ yóu shēng

Dictionary entry

lit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom); still with us in spirit

What does 虽死犹生 mean?

虽死犹生 (suī sǐ yóu shēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom); still with us in spirit

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虽suīalthough · even though 死sǐto die · impassable 犹yóuas if · (just) like 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur

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虽死犹生

suī sǐ yóu shēng

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