shēng生guān关sǐ死jié劫
A critical juncture or fateful trial concerning life and death; a perilous stage of existence.
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Early Modern
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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?'