生关死劫 — “A critical juncture or fateful trial concerning life and death”
生关死劫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a critical juncture or fateful trial concerning life and death”. A perilous stage of existence. Literally, “Life's pass, death's tribulation”.
生关死劫 Pronunciation and Pinyin
生关死劫 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 生关死劫
Jia Baoyu visited Ningguo Mansion.
At noon, he rested on Qin Keqing's bed and, in a dream, journeyed through the Land of Illusion (Taixu Huanjing).
The Disillusionment Fairy (Jinghuan Xianzi) guided him to read the 'Supplementary Register of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling,' taste exquisite wines, and enjoy the fairies' song and dance from 'Dream of the Red Chamber.'
In the song 'The Awakening to Vain Splendor' (Xuhua Wu), it was sung: 'Yesterday poor, today rich, people toil; spring thrives, autumn withers, flowers suffer. Who can escape such life's passes and death's tribulations?'
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Synonyms of 生关死劫
More idioms starting with 生
- shēng生shàng上qǐ起xià下Connect preceding to following
- shēng生bù不rú如sǐ死life is worse than death
- shēng生bù不féng逢chǎng场Born at an inopportune time
- shēng生bù不féng逢shí时born at the wrong time
- shēng生bù不féng逢chén辰born at an unlucky time
- shēng生bù不yù遇shí时born at an unfortunate time
- shēng生shì事wēi微miǎo渺precarious and meager livelihood
- shēng生shì事rǎo扰mín民cause trouble and disturb the public
- shēng生yú于yōu忧huàn患ér而sǐ死yú于ān安lè乐Adversity fosters survival, ease leads to ruin
- shēng生yú于yōu忧huàn患，，sǐ死yú于yì逸lè乐adversity spurs survival, ease brings ruin
- shēng生rén人tú涂tàn炭people plunged into extreme misery
- shēng生zhòng众shí食guǎ寡abundant production and sparse consumption
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Open the tool →Questions about 生关死劫
What does 生关死劫 mean?
生关死劫 (shēng guān sǐ jié) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a critical juncture or fateful trial concerning life and death”.
How do you pronounce 生关死劫?
生关死劫 is pronounced shēng guān sǐ jié in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 生关死劫 literally mean?
Literally, 生关死劫 means “Life's pass, death's tribulation”. It is used to mean “a critical juncture or fateful trial concerning life and death”.
Where does 生关死劫 come from?
生关死劫 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to the modern era. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 生关死劫?
生的关头，死的劫数。泛指生死命运。