生荣死哀
shēng​róng​sǐ'āi

respected in life and mourned in death

  • created sense approved 生荣死哀/生榮死哀 · shēng​róng​sǐ'āi · respected in life and mourned in death — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    生荣死哀 / 生榮死哀

    shēng​róng​sǐ'āi

    respected in life and mourned in death

    (idiom) to be honored while living and lamented when dead; often used in funeral eulogies to praise the deceased.

    生 (literal) → 生 · shēng · to live 荣 (literal) → 荣/榮 · róng · honor 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die 哀 (literal) → 哀 · āi · to mourn

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