生榮死哀 shēng róng sǐ āi

DEFINITIONS

  1. to be respected in life and lamented in death (idiom)

CHARACTERS

生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth
榮 róng glory, honor; flourish, prosper
死 sǐ
HSK 4
die; dead; death
哀 āi
HSK 6
sad, mournful, pitiful; pity