生老病死

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)

Meanings

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

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