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生死有命
shēng​sǐ​yǒu​mìng

life and death are ruled by fate

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 生死 shēng​sǐ noun
    life and death
    life and death; the boundary between survival and passing away; living or dying
  2. 有命 yǒu​mìng
    predestined
    Referring to one's fate or destiny as being predetermined, as in the expression 死生有命,富贵在天 sǐ​shēng​yǒu​mìng​fù​guì​zài​tiān