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人之將死，其言也善

简人之将死，其言也善 · 繁人之將死，其言也善

Mandarin · pinyin rén zhī jiāng sǐ , qí yán yě shàn

words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
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死: sǐ · die; dead; death
其: qí · his, her, its, their; that
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
也: yě · also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
善: shàn · good, virtuous, charitable, kind
将: jiāng · will, going to, future; general

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