人之将死，其言也善 in English ren2 zhi1 jiang1 si3 , qi2 yan2 ye3 shan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)

Simplified Characters

人 之 将 死 ， 其 言 也 善

Traditional Characters

人 之 將 死 ， 其 言 也 善

Pinyin

ren2 zhi1 jiang1 si3 , qi2 yan2 ye3 shan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

人ren2man 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 将jiang1will 死si3to die ， 其qi2his 言yan2words 也ye3surname Ye 善shan4good (virtuous)