immortal(sǐ ér bù xiǔ)

immortal

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is s ǐ é RB ù Xi ǔ, which means that although one is dead, one's fame will last forever. It comes from Zuo Zhuan, the 24th year of Xianggong, written by Zuo Qiuming in the spring and Autumn period.

Idiom usage

It means that the cause will never die. If you are born unskillful, who is your life? If you are immortal, who is your heaven.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: forever

The origin of Idioms

In the twenty fourth year of Xianggong, Zuo Zhuan, written by Zuo Qiuming in the spring and Autumn period, it is said that "the ancients said: death without decay, what is also."

Idiom explanation

Although the body is dead, fame and career will last forever.

Idiom story

In 549 B.C., Mu Shu, a doctor of the state of Lu, was ordered to visit the state of Jin. Fan xuanzi, the Minister of Jin, asked him what it meant to be immortal. Uncle Mu didn't answer. Fan xuanzi said that his ancestors were aristocrats in all dynasties. That is to say, death is immortal. Mu Shu thinks that only good virtue, achievement and speech can be immortal.

Chinese PinYin : sǐ ér bù xiǔ