厚死薄生

厚死薄生
hòushēng

lit. to praise the dead and revile the living

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. adjective

    lit. to praise the dead and revile the living

    • This practice of honoring the dead while neglecting the living is incorrect.

  2. adjective

    fig. to live in the past (idiom)

    • He always reveres the dead and neglects the living, dwelling in the past.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Under a stone roof, after many days and months of nurturing children, comes thickness and substance.

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