冢木已拱 — “The trees on the grave are already tall”
冢木已拱 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the trees on the grave are already tall”. Signifying that someone has been dead for many years. Literally, “Grave trees already tall/arched”.
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冢木已拱 Pronunciation and Pinyin
冢木已拱 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 冢木已拱
这位老先生去世多年，恐怕他的墓前已是冢木已拱了。
This old gentleman passed away many years ago; I'm afraid the trees on his grave are already tall.
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What does 冢木已拱 mean?
冢木已拱 (zhǒng mù yǐ gǒng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the trees on the grave are already tall”.
How do you pronounce 冢木已拱?
冢木已拱 is pronounced zhǒng mù yǐ gǒng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 冢木已拱 literally mean?
Literally, 冢木已拱 means “Grave trees already tall/arched”. It is used to mean “the trees on the grave are already tall”.
What is the Chinese definition of 冢木已拱?
坟墓上的树木以很高大。比喻老死多年。