死于非命 sǐ yú fēi mìng

DEFINITIONS

  1. violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster
  2. an unnatural death

CHARACTERS

死 sǐ die; dead; death
于 yú in, on, at; go to; surname
非 fēi not, negative, non-; oppose
命 mìng life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction