死诸葛走生仲达 — “A dead Zhuge (Liang) scares away a living Zhongda (Sima Yi)”
死诸葛走生仲达 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deter or frighten an adversary by using the reputation or a symbolic presence of a deceased or absent person; to scare the living with the dead”. Literally, “A dead Zhuge (Liang) scares away a living Zhongda (Sima Yi)”.
死诸葛走生仲达 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 死诸葛走生仲达
During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang, the chief strategist of the Shu Han army, died of illness in the camp. Shu generals, including Jiang Wei, followed Zhuge Liang's will, kept his death a secret, and slowly retreated.
Sima Yi (courtesy name Zhongda), the commander of the Wei army, led his troops in pursuit. He saw the Shu army's commander's banner flying high, and Kongming (Zhuge Liang) appearing to be sitting in a chariot, holding his feather fan and wearing his silk headscarf.
Sima Yi suspected that Kongming was using a trick to lure them into a trap, so he quickly reined in his horse and withdrew his troops.
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- sǐ死bù不huí回tóu头stubbornly refuse to change
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- sǐ死bù不gǎi改huǐ悔unrepentant until death
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- 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 死诸葛走生仲达 mean?
死诸葛走生仲达 (sǐ zhū gě zǒu shēng zhòng dá) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deter or frighten an adversary by using the reputation or a symbolic presence of a deceased or absent person; to scare the living with the dead”.
How do you pronounce 死诸葛走生仲达?
死诸葛走生仲达 is pronounced sǐ zhū gě zǒu shēng zhòng dá in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 死诸葛走生仲达 literally mean?
Literally, 死诸葛走生仲达 means “a dead Zhuge (Liang) scares away a living Zhongda (Sima Yi)”. It is used to mean “to deter or frighten an adversary by using the reputation or a symbolic presence of a deceased or absent person; to scare the living with the dead”.
Where does 死诸葛走生仲达 come from?
死诸葛走生仲达 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 死诸葛走生仲达?
诸葛：诸葛亮；走：吓走；仲达：司马懿。指用死人吓唬活人