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鞠躬盡瘁，死而後已
简 鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已 · 繁 鞠躬盡瘁，死而後已Mandarin · pinyin jū gōng jìn cuì , sǐ ér hòu yǐ
Meanings
- to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life
- with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day
Characters in this entry
- 鞠
- jū · bow, bend; rear, raise, nourish
- 躬
- gōng · body; personally, in person
- 盡
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- 瘁
- cuì · feel tired, be weary, be worn out
- 死
- sǐ · die; dead; death
- 而
- ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
- 後
- hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
- 已
- yǐ · already; finished; stop
- 尽
- jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete
- 后
- hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
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guk1 gung1 zeon6 seoi6 ，sei2 ji4 hau6 ji5
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