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Learn about the idiom 「死而不朽」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
It means that even though the body dies, the words, deeds, etc. live on.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sǐ ér bù xiǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sei2 yi4 bat1 nau2
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.

