Read Edit View history 鸟之将死，其鸣也哀 niǎozhījiāngsǐqímíngyě'āi a bird's song is mournful at death's door Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 鸟之将死，其鸣也哀/ 鳥之將死，其鳴也哀 niǎozhījiāngsǐqímíngyě'āi a bird's song is mournful at death's door when a bird is about to die, its cry is mournful; the first half of a proverb suggesting that a person's final words are sincere and kind Edit Delete References Add reference see 人之将死，其言也善/人之將死，其言也善 → 鸟之将死，其鸣也哀/鳥之將死，其鳴也哀 Edit Delete
鸟之将死，其鸣也哀/ 鳥之將死，其鳴也哀 niǎozhījiāngsǐqímíngyě'āi a bird's song is mournful at death's door when a bird is about to die, its cry is mournful; the first half of a proverb suggesting that a person's final words are sincere and kind Edit Delete