断子绝孙
duàn​zǐ​jué​sūn

to die childless

  • created reference approved 断子绝孙/斷子絕孫 → 绝子绝孙/絕子絕孫 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    断子绝孙 / 斷子絕孫 duàn​zǐ​jué​sūn

    绝子绝孙 / 絕子絕孫 jué​zǐ​jué​sūn

    same_as

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  • created sense approved 断子绝孙/斷子絕孫 · duàn​zǐ​jué​sūn · to die childless — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    断子绝孙 / 斷子絕孫

    duàn​zǐ​jué​sūn

    to die childless

    To be the last of one's family line; to have no descendants to carry on the family name. Also used as a vicious curse, meaning 'may you die without sons' or 'may your line be cut off'.

    断 (literal) → 断/斷 · duàn · to cut off 子 (literal) → 子 · zǐ · son 绝 (literal) → 绝/絕 · jué · to disappear 孙 (literal) → 孙/孫 · sūn · grandchild

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