行尸走肉 in English xing2 shi1 zou3 rou4 Meaning

Meanings

  • walking corpse (idiomatic expression)
  • zombie
  • person who lives only on the material level

Simplified Characters

行 尸 走 肉

Traditional Characters

行 屍 走 肉

Pinyin

xing2 shi1 zou3 rou4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

行xing2row 尸shi1person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies) 走zou3to walk 肉rou4meat