死心塌地 — “To be absolutely determined”
死心塌地 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be absolutely determined”. To be dead set on something or someone; to be wholeheartedly devoted without wavering; to give one's heart and soul to. Literally, “Dead heart, firmly settled”.
死心塌地 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 死sǐ
- 心xīn
- 塌tā
- 地dì
死心塌地 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 死心塌地
Origin and Story of 死心塌地
Li Yanshi, the prefect of Henan, lived with his daughter Yuying. When he was falsely accused, he had to borrow ten taels of silver from Steward Liu to cover his expenses for trial.
Steward Liu took advantage of this situation and forced Yuying to marry him. However, Yuying had already secretly pledged her love to Zhang Jinqing, a scholar heading to the capital for the imperial examination, at a nunnery.
Later, Zhang Jinqing successfully passed the examination and returned as the magistrate of Luoyang. Yuying then told him that only after repaying Steward Liu's debt could they truly settle down and live a life with their hearts firmly devoted to each other, free from worry.
Idioms Related to 死心塌地
Synonyms of 死心塌地
More idioms starting with 死
- sǐ死bù不huí回tóu头stubbornly refuse to change
- sǐ死bù不kāi开kǒu口refuse to speak or reveal information
- sǐ死bù不huǐ悔gǎi改stubbornly refuse to repent
- sǐ死bù不gǎi改huǐ悔unrepentant until death
- sǐ死bù不xuán旋zhǒng踵Advance with unwavering resolve unto death
- sǐ死bù不sǐ死，，huó活bù不huó活caught in an agonizing dilemma
- sǐ死bù不gān甘xīn心unwilling to accept defeat until death
- sǐ死bù不míng瞑mù目die with everlasting regret
- sǐ死bù不yào要liǎn脸utterly shameless
- sǐ死bù不zú足xī惜death not worth regretting
- sǐ死bù不bì闭mù目die with unfulfilled wishes
- sǐ死qiě且bù不xiǔ朽to be remembered forever
Questions about 死心塌地
- What does 死心塌地 mean?
- 死心塌地 (sǐ xīn tā dì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be absolutely determined”.
- How do you pronounce 死心塌地?
- 死心塌地 is pronounced sǐ xīn tā dì in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 死心塌地 literally mean?
- Literally, 死心塌地 means “Dead heart, firmly settled”. It is used to mean “to be absolutely determined”.
- Where does 死心塌地 come from?
- 死心塌地 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 死心塌地?
- 原指死了心，不作别的打算。后常形容打定了主意，决不改变。