生不带来，死不带走生不帶來，死不帶走生不帶來，死不帶走

not brought at birth, not taken at death

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Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: You arrive with nothing and leave with nothing, so don't be greedy for wealth.

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Simplified: 生不带来，死不带走
Traditional (Taiwan): 生不帶來，死不帶走
Pinyin: shēng bú dàilái, sǐ bú dàizǒu
Bopomofo: ㄕㄥㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ，ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄗㄡˇ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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