生离死别 (生離死別)
shēng lí sǐ bié
Pinyin
Definition
生离死别 (生離死別)
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- separated in life and death
- to part for ever
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一回生二回熟
- 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一生一世
- 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
七窍生烟
- 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
- 2 fig. to seethe with anger
三生有幸
- 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
- 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
不到黄河心不死
- 1 lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
- 2 fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
- 3 to keep going while some hope is left
Sample Sentences
哎呀,那些浪漫电影都是骗人的。生离死别,苦兮兮的,我宁愿平平淡淡在一起。还有那些男人,整天不赚钱围着女人转,跟了他们肯定得喝西北风去。
Argh, those romantic movies are all so fake. The pain of separation and the sorrow of loss; so tragic. I'd rather just live an ordinary and peaceful life together. Also, those guys spend all day around their women without making any money. If you were with them you'd be out on the streets.
想必他们的父母心更痛吧!以前总感觉生离死别这样悲伤的场面离自己的生活很遥远,可是当你身边的人面临这样的事的时候,真的感觉好无助好绝望。
Their parents have to feel even worse! I used to think that this kind of sad, life and death stuff was so irrelevant to my own life, but when suddenly the people around you are up against such things, it really makes you feel helpless and without hope.