死而不僵 in English si3 er2 bu4 jiang1 Meaning

Meanings

  • dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis
  • to die hard (idiomatic expression)
  • to die yet not be vanquished (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

死 而 不 僵

Traditional Characters

死 而 不 僵

Pinyin

si3 er2 bu4 jiang1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

死si3to die 而er2and 不bu4(negative prefix) 僵jiang1rigid