生老病死

shēnglǎobìngsǐ

birth and old age, sickness and death—the lot of man

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sheng1 lao3 bing4 si4

lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die, fig. the fate of humankind (i.e. mortality)

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生老病死

shēng lǎo bìng sǐ

(such matters as) birth, death, illness and old age; birth, senility, illness and death; childbirth, old age, sickness and funerals:

在新中国， 劳动人民生老病死都有依靠。 In New China, care during childbirth, old age and illness, as well as burial arrangements, are all guaranteed for the labouring people.

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生老病死|生老病死 [shēng lǎo bìng sì] ► lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die ► fig. the fate of humankind (i.e. mortality)