xù​mìng​tāng

life-reviving herbal decoction

Senses

续命汤/ 續命湯 xù​mìng​tāng life-reviving herbal decoction

A medicinal soup used to revive or stimulate a dying person; a lifesaver.

续命汤/ 續命湯 xù​mìng​tāng a jab at someone's short lifespan

A literary allusion used to mock someone's short or precarious lifespan, originating from a historical exchange between Liu Yu and Lu Xun

References

see 续命汤/續命湯 刘裕/劉裕