To die but not perish; referring to a person whose influence, achievements, or words live on and are remembered long after their death.
这位科学家一生致力于探索真理，他的研究成果将死而不朽，永远照亮后人。
This scientist dedicated his life to exploring truth, and his research findings will live on and never perish, forever enlightening future generations.
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In 549 BC, Mu Shu, a high official from the State of Lu, was dispatched on a diplomatic mission to the State of Jin. Fan Xuanzi, a minister of Jin, asked him what the meaning of 'si er bu xiu' (死而不朽) was. Mu Shu did not answer. Fan Xuanzi then stated that his ancestors had been prominent nobles in various dynasties, and that this was 'si er bu xiu'.
Mu Shu, however, believed that only excellent virtue, great achievements, and wise words could truly achieve 'si er bu xiu'.
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