shòu zhōng zhèng qǐndictionary entry
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to die of old age / to die in one's bed at a ripe old age / (fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life
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Original source entry:

壽終正寢 寿终正寝 [shou4 zhong1 zheng4 qin3] /to die of old age/to die in one's bed at a ripe old age/(fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life/

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寿终正寝
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