死诸葛能走生仲达 — “A dead Zhuge can scare a living Zhongda”
死诸葛能走生仲达 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the influence or reputation of a person can still be formidable and deter others, even after their death”. Literally, “A dead Zhuge can scare a living Zhongda”.
死诸葛能走生仲达 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 死诸葛能走生仲达
During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang, the commander-in-chief of the Shu Han army, fell ill and died in the army camp. General Jiang Wei and other Shu generals, adhering to Zhuge Liang's last wishes, secretly withheld the news of his death and slowly retreated.
Sima Yi, the commander of the Wei army (whose courtesy name was Zhongda), led his troops in pursuit. When Sima Yi saw the Shu army's commander's banner flying and a figure resembling Kongming (Zhuge Liang's courtesy name) sitting in a carriage with a feather fan and silk scarf, he suspected it was a stratagem set by Kongming to lure them into a trap. Fearing Zhuge Liang's legendary cunning, Sima Yi immediately ordered his cavalry to halt and retreat.
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- 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 死诸葛能走生仲达 mean?
死诸葛能走生仲达 (sǐ zhū gé néng zǒu shēng zhòng dá) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the influence or reputation of a person can still be formidable and deter others, even after their death”.
How do you pronounce 死诸葛能走生仲达?
死诸葛能走生仲达 is pronounced sǐ zhū gé néng zǒu shēng zhòng dá in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 死诸葛能走生仲达 literally mean?
Literally, 死诸葛能走生仲达 means “a dead Zhuge can scare a living Zhongda”. It is used to mean “the influence or reputation of a person can still be formidable and deter others, even after their death”.
Where does 死诸葛能走生仲达 come from?
死诸葛能走生仲达 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to modern Chinese. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 死诸葛能走生仲达?
诸葛：诸葛亮；走：吓走；仲达：司马懿。指人虽死，余威犹在。