生老病死 shēng lǎo bìng sǐ ㄕㄥ ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄙˇ sang1 lou5 beng6 sei2
- lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die (idiom)
- fig. the fate of humankind (i.e. mortality)
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生
- 一生 yī shēng ㄧ ㄕㄥ jat1 sang1 all one's life; throughout one's life
- 人生 rén shēng ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ jan4 sang1 life (one's time on earth)
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 再生 zài shēng ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄥ zoi3 sang1 to be reborn
- 出生 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ceot1 saang1 to be born
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- 丧生 喪生 sàng shēng ㄙㄤˋ ㄕㄥ song3 sang1 to die
- 天生 tiān shēng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ tin1 saang1 nature
- 女生 nǚ shēng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ neoi5 saang1 schoolgirl
- 学生 學生 xué sheng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄕㄥ hok6 saang1 student
- 孪生 孿生 luán shēng ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄥ lyun4 saang1 (adj.) twin
- 师生 師生 shī shēng ㄕ ㄕㄥ si1 sang1 teachers and students
- 招生 zhāo shēng ㄓㄠ ㄕㄥ ziu1 sang1 to enroll new students
- 新生 xīn shēng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ san1 sang1 new
- 为生 為生 wéi shēng ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ wai4 sang1 to make a living
- 生人 shēng rén ㄕㄥ ㄖㄣˊ saang1 jan4 stranger
- 生前 shēng qián ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sang1 cin4 (of a deceased) during one's life
- 生动 生動 shēng dòng ㄕㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ saang1 dung6 (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively
- 生命 shēng mìng ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ sang1 ming6 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 生存 shēng cún ㄕㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˊ sang1 cyun4 to exist
老
- 元老 yuán lǎo ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ jyun4 lou5 senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran
- 古老 gǔ lǎo ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄠˇ gu2 lou5 ancient
- 老人 lǎo rén ㄌㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ lou5 jan4 old man or woman
- 老公 lǎo gōng ㄌㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄥ lou5 gung1 (coll.) husband
- 老化 lǎo huà ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ lou5 faa3 (of a person, population or material) to age
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- 老大 lǎo dà ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ lou5 daai6 old age
- 老婆 lǎo pó ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊ lou5 po4 (coll.) wife
- 老子 lǎo zi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄗ lou5 zi2 father
- 老家 lǎo jiā ㄌㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ lou5 gaa1 native place
- 老实 老實 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 sat6 honest; sincere
- 老师 老師 lǎo shī ㄌㄠˇ ㄕ lou5 si1 teacher
- 老年 lǎo nián ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ lou5 nin4 elderly
- 老是 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 si6 always
- 老汉 老漢 lǎo hàn ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄢˋ lou5 hon3 old man
- 老虎 lǎo hǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨˇ lou5 fu2 tiger
- 老远 老遠 lǎo yuǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄩㄢˇ lou5 jyun5 very far away
- 老乡 老鄉 lǎo xiāng ㄌㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤ lou5 hoeng1 fellow townsman; fellow villager; sb from the same hometown
- 老板 老闆 lǎo bǎn ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ lou5 baan2 boss
- 老鼠 lǎo shǔ ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄨˇ lou5 syu2 rat; mouse
- 衰老 shuāi lǎo ㄕㄨㄞ ㄌㄠˇ seoi1 lou5 to age
病
- 弊病 bì bìng ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ bai6 beng6 malady
- 心病 xīn bìng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄧㄥˋ sam1 beng6 anxiety
- 患病 huàn bìng ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ waan6 beng6 to fall ill
- 探病 tàn bìng ㄊㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ taam3 beng6 to visit a sick person or patient
- 毛病 máo bìng ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ mou4 beng6 fault
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- 治病 zhì bìng ㄓˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ zi6 beng6 to treat an illness
- 生病 shēng bìng ㄕㄥ ㄅㄧㄥˋ saang1 beng6 to fall ill
- 疾病 jí bìng ㄐㄧˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ zat6 beng6 disease; sickness; ailment
- 病人 bìng rén ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ beng6 jan4 sick person
- 病床 bìng chuáng ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄤˊ beng6 cong4 hospital bed; sickbed
- 病情 bìng qíng ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ beng6 cing4 state of an illness
- 病房 bìng fáng ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄤˊ beng6 fong2 ward (of a hospital)
- 病毒 bìng dú ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄨˊ beng6 duk6 virus
- 病症 bìng zhèng ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄥˋ beng6 zing3 disease
- 病菌 bìng jūn ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄩㄣ beng6 kwan2 harmful bacteria
- 发病 發病 fā bìng ㄈㄚ ㄅㄧㄥˋ faat3 beng6 (of an illness) to occur
- 看病 kàn bìng ㄎㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ hon3 beng6 to visit a doctor
- 传染病 傳染病 chuán rǎn bìng ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄖㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄥˋ cyun4 jim5 beng6 infectious disease; contagious disease; communicable disease
- 出毛病 chū máo bìng ㄔㄨ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ceot1 mou4 beng6 a problem appears
- 心脏病 心臟病 xīn zàng bìng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄗㄤˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ sam1 zong6 beng6 heart disease
死
- 死亡 sǐ wáng ㄙˇ ㄨㄤˊ sei2 mong4 to die
- 死心 sǐ xīn ㄙˇ ㄒㄧㄣ sei2 sam1 to give up
- 生死 shēng sǐ ㄕㄥ ㄙˇ sang1 sei2 life or death
- 该死 該死 gāi sǐ ㄍㄞ ㄙˇ goi1 sei2 Damn it!
- 死心塌地 sǐ xīn tā dì ㄙˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄊㄚ ㄉㄧˋ sei2 sam1 taap3 dei6 to be hell-bent on; dead set on sth; unswerving
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- 作死 zuò sǐ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄙˇ zok3 sei2 to court disaster
- 假死 jiǎ sǐ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄙˇ gaa2 sei2 suspended animation
- 凶死 兇死 xiōng sǐ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄙˇ hung1 sei2 to die in violence
- 冒死 mào sǐ ㄇㄠˋ ㄙˇ mou6 sei2 to brave death
- 冤死 yuān sǐ ㄩㄢ ㄙˇ jyun1 sei2 to suffer an unjust death
- 冻死 凍死 dòng sǐ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄙˇ dung3 sei2 to freeze to death
- 刺死 cì sǐ ㄘˋ ㄙˇ ci3 sei2 to stab to death
- 勒死 lēi sǐ ㄌㄟ ㄙˇ lak6 sei2 to strangle
- 半死 bàn sǐ ㄅㄢˋ ㄙˇ bun3 sei2 half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)
- 卡死 kǎ sǐ ㄎㄚˇ ㄙˇ kaa1 sei2 to jam up; to lock up; to become completely stuck
- 去死 qù sǐ ㄑㄩˋ ㄙˇ heoi3 sei2 go to hell!
- 受死 shòu sǐ ㄕㄡˋ ㄙˇ sau6 sei2 to submit to death; prepare to die!; meet your doom!
- 吊死 diào sǐ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄙˇ diu3 sei2 death by hanging
- 哽死 gěng sǐ ㄍㄥˇ ㄙˇ gang2 sei2 (intransitive) to choke to death
- 噎死 yē sǐ ㄧㄝ ㄙˇ jit3 sei2 (intransitive) to choke to death