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壽終正寢 (sau6 zung1 zing3 cam2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

壽終正寢 (sau6 zung1 zing3 cam2, shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn) — to die of old age; to die in one's bed at a ripe old age; (fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 壽仔 (sau6 zai2) — (noun) a fool; a clumsy person; an idiot
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