Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「生生死死」, explained below.
In this introduction, we explore the idiom 「生生死死」. Its definition and ways to use it are shown below.
It means a lifetime. Refers to from birth to death.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shēng shēng sǐ sǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
saang1/sang1 sang1 sei2 sei2
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.
