幽明永隔
yōu​míng​yǒng​gé

the living and the dead are separated forever

  • created sense approved 幽明永隔 · yōu​míng​yǒng​gé · the living and the dead are separated forever — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    幽明永隔

    yōu​míng​yǒng​gé

    the living and the dead are separated forever

    The living world and the world of the dead are eternally isolated; used to describe the finality of death and the inability of the living to see the deceased again.

    幽明 (literal) → 幽明 · yōu​míng · the living and the dead 永 (literal) → 永 · yǒng · forever 隔 (literal) → 隔 · gé · to separate

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