养生送死 in English yang3 sheng1 song4 si3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

养 生 送 死

Traditional Characters

養 生 送 死

Pinyin

yang3 sheng1 song4 si3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

养yang3to raise (animals) 生sheng1to be born 送song4to deliver 死si3to die