Meaning of 老死不相往来
老死不相往来 means to never have any contact with each other; to not interact until death. Pronounced lǎo sǐ bù xiāng wǎng lái.
- to never have any contact with each other; to not interact until death
Definitions & Examples
Zì自
cóng从
nà那
cì次
dà大
chǎo吵
yī一
jià架
hòu后
，
tā他
men们
liǎng两
jiā家
jiù就
lǎo老
sǐ死
bù不
xiāng相
wǎng往
lái来
le了
。
Ever since that big argument, the two families have had no contact with each other.
Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
bù部
mén门
cháng长
qī期
yǐ以
lái来
gè各
zì自
wéi为
zhèng政
，
jī几
hū乎
lǎo老
sǐ死
bù不
xiāng相
wǎng往
lái来
。
These two departments have long operated independently, almost completely cut off from each other.
Yǒu有
xiē些
rén人
rèn认
wéi为
xiàn现
dài代
lín邻
lǐ里
guān关
xì系
dàn淡
mò漠
，
lín邻
jū居
zhī之
jiān间
wǎng往
wǎng往
lǎo老
sǐ死
bù不
xiāng相
wǎng往
lái来
。
Some people think modern neighborhood relationships are indifferent, and neighbors often have no interaction with each other.
《
Dào道
dé德
jīng经
》
zhōng中
yǒu有
“
lín邻
guó国
xiāng相
wàng望
，
jī鸡
quǎn犬
zhī之
shēng声
xiāng相
wén闻
，
mín民
zhì至
lǎo老
sǐ死
bù不
xiāng相
wǎng往
lái来
”
de的
miáo描
shù述
。
The 'Tao Te Ching' contains the description, 'Neighboring states are within sight of each other, their roosters and dogs can be heard, yet the people never have contact with each other until old age and death.'