进鬼门关

Traditional (Taiwan): 進鬼門關

jìnguǐménguān ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄢ

    • to die
    • to be sent to a place of torment

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Widely known

Literally
pass through the gate of ghosts
Meaning
Either to die, or to be sent to a place where one is tormented. In folk belief the gate is the border between the living world and the underworld.

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