人死如灯灭人死如燈滅人死如燈滅

when a person dies, it is like a lamp going out

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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Death ends life as a lamp going out ends its light, so life is to be cherished. Also said cynically that after death nothing matters.

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Simplified: 人死如灯灭
Traditional (Taiwan): 人死如燈滅
Pinyin: rén sǐ rú dēng miè
Bopomofo: ㄖㄣˊ ㄙˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄉㄥㄇㄧㄝˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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