yǎng shēng sòng sǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiom)
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Original source entry:

養生送死 养生送死 [yang3 sheng1 song4 si3] /to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiom)/

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养生送死
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