厚死薄生 in English hou4 si3 bo2 sheng1 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) to praise the dead and revile the living
• metaphorically to live in the past (idiomatic expression)

Pinyin

hou4 si3 bo2 sheng1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

厚hou4thick 死si3to die 薄bao2surname Bo 生sheng1to be born