朝聞夕死
zhāo​wén​xī​sǐ

to die content after hearing the truth

  • created reference approved 朝闻夕死/朝聞夕死 → 朝闻道，夕死可矣/朝聞道，夕死可矣 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    朝闻夕死 / 朝聞夕死 zhāo​wén​xī​sǐ

    朝闻道，夕死可矣 / 朝聞道，夕死可矣 zhāo​wén​dào​xī​sǐ​kě​yǐ

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 朝闻夕死/朝聞夕死 · zhāo​wén​xī​sǐ · to die content after hearing the truth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    朝闻夕死 / 朝聞夕死

    zhāo​wén​xī​sǐ

    to die content after hearing the truth

    To be so devoted to the pursuit of truth or one's goals that one is willing to die immediately after attaining them; from a saying by Confucius in the Analects

    zhāo​wén​xì​sǐ

    朝 (literal) → 朝 · zhāo · morning 闻 (literal) → 闻/聞 · wén · to hear 夕 (literal) → 夕 · xī · sunset 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die

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