4 characters Idiom and proverb 18 772

We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「視死猶歸」, with its usage explained below.

Here’s the idiom 「視死猶歸」, with its definition and practical application described below.

Treat death as normal as going home. Describes not being afraid of sacrificing one’s life. Same as “face death with equanimity”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shì sǐ yóu guī

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

si6 sei2 yau4 gwai1

The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.