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生榮死哀

简 生荣死哀 · 繁 生榮死哀
Mandarin · pinyin shēng róng sǐ āi

Meanings

  1. to be respected in life and lamented in death (idiom)
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生
shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
榮
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死
sǐ · die; dead; death
哀
āi · sad, mournful, pitiful; pity
荣
róng · glory, honor; flourish, prosper
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1–2–3–1 · sheng1 rong2 si3 ai1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sang1 wing4 sei2 oi1

Cantonese word readings for 生榮死哀. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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