shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn

Traditional: 壽終正寢

寿终正寝 (shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn) is a Chinese word meaning “to die of old age; to die in one's bed at a ripe old age; (fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life”.

Meanings

  1. 1to die of old age
  2. 2to die in one's bed at a ripe old age
  3. 3(fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life

Characters in 寿终正寝

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