寿终正寝
Traditional form:
壽終正寢
Pinyin (reading):
shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn
Definitions:
- 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
Characters:
- 寿 - old age, longevity; lifespan
- 终 - end; finally, in the end
- 正 - straight, right, proper, correct, just, true
- 寝 - to sleep, to rest; bedroom
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