人生自古谁无死
rén​shēng​zì​gǔ​shéi​wú​sǐ

all humans must die eventually

  • created sense approved 人生自古谁无死/人生自古誰無死 · rén​shēng​zì​gǔ​shéi​wú​sǐ · all humans must die eventually — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人生自古谁无死 / 人生自古誰無死

    rén​shēng​zì​gǔ​shéi​wú​sǐ

    all humans must die eventually

    (proverb) Literally "since ancient times, who in life has not died?"; implies that since death is inevitable, one should live and die with honor and purpose. From a poem by the Southern Song patriot [[文天祥|文天祥|wen2 tian1 xiang2]].

    rén​shēng​zì​gǔ​shuí​wú​sǐ

    人生 (literal) → 人生 · rén​shēng · human life 自古 (literal) → 自古 · zì​gǔ · since ancient times 谁 (literal) → 谁/誰 · shéi · who 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die

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