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生老病死
Mandarin · pinyin shēng lǎo bìng sǐ
Meanings
- (lit.) to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die (idiom)
- (fig.) the fate of humankind (i.e. mortality)
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1–3–4–3 · sheng1 lao3 bing4 si3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
sang1 lou5 beng6 sei2
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sang1 lou5 beng6 sei2
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- (originally Buddhism) to be born, to get old, to become ill and to die; fate of humankind; mortality
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