朝闻道夕死可矣
zhāo​wén​dào​xī​sǐ​kě​yǐ

once enlightened, one can die happily

  1. 朝 zhāo noun
    morning
    morning; early morning
  2. 闻道 聞道 wén​dào
    to be enlightened
    (literary) to understand or realize a truth; to be enlightened about the right way of things
  3. 夕 xī noun
    evening
    (bound form) evening; night
  4. 死 sǐ verb
    to die
    to die; to pass away; to perish
  5. 可 kě auxiliary
    can
    can; may; to be able to; to be permitted to
  6. 矣 yǐ
    [classical/final]
    (bound form) literary sentence-final particle indicating that an action is finished or a state has changed, similar to modern 了 le.