死诸葛吓走生仲达 — “A dead Zhuge Liang scares away a living Sima Yi”
死诸葛吓走生仲达 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the awe or influence of a person, even after their death, continues to be powerful or intimidating; a deceased person's reputation or past achievements still command respect or fear”. Literally, “A dead Zhuge Liang scares away a living Sima Yi”.
死诸葛吓走生仲达 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 死诸葛吓走生仲达
During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang, the commander-in-chief of the Shu Han army, died of illness in the camp. Shu generals like Jiang Wei, following Zhuge Liang's will, kept his death a secret and retreated slowly.
Sima Yi (courtesy name Zhongda), the commander-in-chief of the Wei army, led his troops in pursuit. He saw the Shu army's commander's banner fluttering, and Kongming (Zhuge Liang's courtesy name), holding a feather fan and wearing a headscarf, seemingly sitting in a chariot. Sima Yi suspected that Kongming was using a trick to lure them, so he quickly reined in his horse and withdrew his troops.
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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
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What does 死诸葛吓走生仲达 mean?
死诸葛吓走生仲达 (sǐ zhū gé xià zǒu shēng zhòng dá) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the awe or influence of a person, even after their death, continues to be powerful or intimidating; a deceased person's reputation or past achievements still command respect or fear”.
How do you pronounce 死诸葛吓走生仲达?
死诸葛吓走生仲达 is pronounced sǐ zhū gé xià zǒu shēng zhòng dá in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 死诸葛吓走生仲达 literally mean?
Literally, 死诸葛吓走生仲达 means “a dead Zhuge Liang scares away a living Sima Yi”. It is used to mean “the awe or influence of a person, even after their death, continues to be powerful or intimidating; a deceased person's reputation or past achievements still command respect or fear”.
Where does 死诸葛吓走生仲达 come from?
死诸葛吓走生仲达 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 死诸葛吓走生仲达?
指人虽死，余威犹在。同“死诸葛能走生仲达”。