鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已 in English ju1 gong1 jin4 cui4 , si3 er2 hou4 yi3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiomatic expression); striving to the utmost one's whole life
  • with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day

Simplified Characters

鞠 躬 尽 瘁 ， 死 而 后 已

Traditional Characters

鞠 躬 盡 瘁 ， 死 而 後 已

Pinyin

ju1 gong1 jin4 cui4 , si3 er2 hou4 yi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

鞠ju1surname Ju 躬gong1body 尽jin3to the greatest extent 瘁cui4care-worn ， 死si3to die 而er2and 后hou4surname Hou 已yi3already