shì sǐ rú guīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to view death as a return home / to not be afraid of dying / to face death with equanimity (idiom)
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Original source entry:

視死如歸 视死如归 [shi4 si3 ru2 gui1] /to view death as a return home/to not be afraid of dying/to face death with equanimity (idiom)/

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视死如归
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