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生死与共 — “To share a common destiny”

生死与共 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to share a common destiny”. To be inseparable in life and death. Literally, “live or die together”.

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生死与共 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 生shēng
  • 死sǐ
  • 与yǔ
  • 共gòng

生死与共 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live
死
sǐ6to die
与
yǔ3and; with; to give
共
gòng6Together, common, or total

Example Sentence with 生死与共

这对夫妇历经风雨,始终生死与共,他们的爱情故事感人至深。
Having weathered countless challenges, this couple has always remained inseparable through life and death; their love story is deeply moving.

Idioms Related to 生死与共

Synonyms of 生死与共

  • shēng生sǐ死zhī之jiāo交life and death friendship
  • xiāng相yī依wéi为mìng命depend on each other for survival

Antonyms of 生死与共

  • tóng同chuáng床yì异mèng梦outwardly united but inwardly divided
  • lí离xīn心lí离dé德disunited in thought and spirit

More idioms starting with 生

  • shēng生shàng上qǐ起xià下Connect preceding to following
  • shēng生bù不rú如sǐ死life is worse than death
  • shēng生bù不féng逢chǎng场Born at an inopportune time
  • shēng生bù不féng逢shí时born at the wrong time
  • shēng生bù不féng逢chén辰born at an unlucky time
  • shēng生bù不yù遇shí时born at an unfortunate time
  • shēng生shì事wēi微miǎo渺precarious and meager livelihood
  • shēng生shì事rǎo扰mín民cause trouble and disturb the public
  • shēng生yú于yōu忧huàn患ér而sǐ死yú于ān安lè乐Adversity fosters survival, ease leads to ruin
  • shēng生yú于yōu忧huàn患,,sǐ死yú于yì逸lè乐adversity spurs survival, ease brings ruin
  • shēng生rén人tú涂tàn炭people plunged into extreme misery
  • shēng生zhòng众shí食guǎ寡abundant production and sparse consumption

Questions about 生死与共

What does 生死与共 mean?
生死与共 (shēng sǐ yǔ gòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to share a common destiny”.
How do you pronounce 生死与共?
生死与共 is pronounced shēng sǐ yǔ gòng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 生死与共 literally mean?
Literally, 生死与共 means “live or die together”. It is used to mean “to share a common destiny”.
What is the Chinese definition of 生死与共?
同生共死,相依为命。形容情谊极深重。
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