死於非命 sǐ yú fēi mìng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

死 sǐ
HSK 4
die; dead; death
於 yú in, at, on; interjection alas!
非 fēi
HSK 2
not, negative, non-; oppose
命 mìng
HSK 4
life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction