存荣没哀 — “To be honored while alive and mourned after death”
存荣没哀 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be honored while alive and mourned after death”. To live a life worthy of respect and be deeply missed upon passing. Literally, “Live with honor, die with sorrow”.
存荣没哀 Pronunciation and Pinyin
存荣没哀 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 存荣没哀
Synonyms of 存荣没哀
- 生荣死哀
- 生荣没哀
More idioms starting with 存
- cún存wáng亡wēi危jí急zhī之qiū秋a make-or-break moment
- cún存wáng亡ān安wēi危survival, ruin, security, and peril
- cún存wáng亡wèi未bǔ卜fate unknown
- cún存wáng亡jué绝xù续at a critical juncture of survival or extinction
- cún存wáng亡jì继jué绝preserve the extant, revive the extinct
- cún存wáng亡xù续jué绝restore what is near extinction
- cún存shí十yī一yú于qiān千bǎi百few remain out of many
- cún存xīn心bù不liáng良to harbor evil intentions
- cún存xīn心yǎng养xìng性preserve innocence and cultivate virtue
- cún存xīn心jī积lǜ虑Harbor deep-seated intentions
- cún存ér而bù不yì议defer discussion without deliberation
- cún存ér而bù不lùn论reserve without discussing
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Open the tool →Questions about 存荣没哀
What does 存荣没哀 mean?
存荣没哀 (cún róng méi āi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be honored while alive and mourned after death”.
How do you pronounce 存荣没哀?
存荣没哀 is pronounced cún róng méi āi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 存荣没哀 literally mean?
Literally, 存荣没哀 means “Live with honor, die with sorrow”. It is used to mean “to be honored while alive and mourned after death”.
What is the Chinese definition of 存荣没哀?
存：生存；荣：光耀；哀：悲伤。活着受人尊敬，死后令人哀痛