毁不危身 — “To grieve deeply without endangering one's own life”
毁不危身 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to grieve deeply without endangering one's own life”. To mourn intensely but not to the point of self-destruction (a Confucian principle regarding filial piety and mourning etiquette). Literally, “Destroy (oneself with grief) but not endanger life”.
毁不危身 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- huǐ毁yú于yī一dàn旦destroyed in an instant
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- huǐ毁zōng宗yí夷zú族exterminate an entire clan
- huǐ毁jiā家shū纾guó国sacrifice family for the nation
- huǐ毁jiā家shū纾nàn难sacrifice family wealth to relieve crisis
- huǐ毁lián廉miè蔑chǐ耻disregard integrity and shame
- huǐ毁xíng形miè灭xìng性destroy form and extinguish nature
- huǐ毁fāng方tóu投yuán圆abandon principles to conform
- huǐ毁fāng方wǎ瓦hé合abandon principles to conform to vulgar trends
- huǐ毁wǎ瓦huà画màn墁a pointless and futile endeavor
- huǐ毁zhōu舟wéi为duò杕destroy something valuable for something trivial
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Open the tool →Questions about 毁不危身
What does 毁不危身 mean?
毁不危身 (huǐ bù wēi shēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to grieve deeply without endangering one's own life”.
How do you pronounce 毁不危身?
毁不危身 is pronounced huǐ bù wēi shēn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 毁不危身 literally mean?
Literally, 毁不危身 means “Destroy (oneself with grief) but not endanger life”. It is used to mean “to grieve deeply without endangering one's own life”.
What is the Chinese definition of 毁不危身?
儒家丧制。指居丧哀毁，但不应因此丧生。同“毁不灭性”。