Results for “死”

to die suddenly

lit. born in the morning and dying at dusk (idiom) / fig. ephemeral / transient

hands tied and expecting the worst

to die in tragic circumstances

(medicine) to have an infarction

lit. if moved to a new location, a tree will die, but a person will live (idiom) / fig. human beings, unlike trees, thrive on change

to die by violence

to experience sheer ecstasy (or, when used ironically, sheer hell)

to be buried alive as sacrifice (together with husband or superior)

to put to death

lit. such a fool as to die from holding in one's pee (idiom) / fig. unable to solve a problem due to the inflexibility of one's thinking

to kill with an explosion

to burn to death

see 兔死狗烹[tù sǐ gǒu pēng]

to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom) / life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure

to be respected in life and lamented in death (idiom)

inseparable partner

life and death are ruled by fate (idiom)

lit. the dead returning to life / a miracle (idiom)

the critical moment / life and death crisis

separated in life and death / to part for ever

to really hurt

to fall ill and die / to die of illness

to die of hunger or disease (of a prisoner)

lit. even a scrawny camel is bigger than a horse (idiom) / fig. even after suffering a loss, a rich person is still better off than ordinary people / a cultured person may come down in the world, but he is still superior to the common people

a centipede dies but never falls down / old institutions die hard

see 皇帝不急太監急|皇帝不急太监急[huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jí]

a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom) / blind luck

to hack to death / to kill with an ax

to crush to death

(neologism c. 2020) (slang) to die of embarrassment (figuratively)

to tire oneself out through overwork / to work oneself to death

to execute by hanging / to hang oneself

(idiom) deserving the severest punishment / death is too good for sb

(idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ]) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle / to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger / to find a way to emerge from a dire situation

(derog.) old but still alive / old fart / old bastard

lit. heaven won't let the sparrows go hungry (idiom) / fig. don't give up hope / if you tough it out, there will be light at the end of the tunnel

to die of old age

fetus dies in the belly / (fig.) plans or projects failed before being carried out

cerebral infarction