neither dying nor being born(bù shēng bù miè)

neither dying nor being born

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is B ù sh ē NGB ù mi è, which means a Buddhist term. It holds that there is no change of birth and death, that is, the synonym of "permanent residence". It comes from the inscription on Toukai Temple written by Wang Jin.

The origin of Idioms

According to the inscription on Toukai Temple written by Wang Jin, "those who look up to the color of the sky are not able to know the distance; besides seeing and hearing, those who are alive or dead are immortal."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: not alive, not dead, half dead, not alive

Idiom usage

Sarizi is the empty phase of all dharmas, which is neither dirty nor clean, neither increasing nor decreasing. The 19th chapter of journey to the west by Wu Chengen in Ming Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : bù shēng bù miè