不得善終
bù​dé​shàn​zhōng

to come to a bad end

  • created sense approved 不得善终/不得善終 · bù​dé​shàn​zhōng · to come to a bad end — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不得善终 / 不得善終

    bù​dé​shàn​zhōng

    to come to a bad end

    to die a tragic death or meet an unfortunate fate; to fail to die of natural causes in old age

    不得 (literal) → 不得 · bù​dé · cannot 善终 (literal) → 善终/善終 · shàn​zhōng · to die a natural death

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