生荣死哀 shēng róng sǐ āi

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw
荣 róng HSK 5
honor; glory; thriving
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible
哀 āi HSK 6
sorrow; grief; to grieve for