死而不僵 sǐ ér bù jiāng

DEFINITIONS

  1. dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis
  2. to die hard (idiom)
  3. to die yet not be vanquished (idiom)

CHARACTERS

死 sǐ
HSK 4
die; dead; death
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
僵 jiāng
HSK 6
stiff and motionless, stock still