養生送死 yǎng shēng sòng sǐ

care for parents in life; bury them after death

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
養 yǎng
to bring up (children); to raise (animals); to keep (pets)
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw
送 sòng HSK 2
to send; to give (as a present); to see off
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible