行将就木

Traditional form:

行將就木

Pinyin (reading):

xíngjiāngjiùmù

Definitions:

• to approach one's coffin (idiom); with one foot in the grave

Characters:

• 行 - to go, to walk, to move; professional
• 将 - the future, what will be; ready, prepared; a general
• 就 - just, simply; to go to; to approach, near
• 木 - tree; wood, lumber; wooden

Traditional characters:

• 行 - to go, to walk, to move; professional
• 將 - the future, what will be; ready, prepared; a general
• 就 - just, simply; to go to; to approach, near
• 木 - tree; wood, lumber; wooden