shēng
bié

idiom

Meaning of 生离死别

生离死别 means separation in life and death; the pain of parting never to meet again. Pronounced shēng lí sǐ bié.

  • separation in life and death; the pain of parting never to meet again

Definitions & Examples

Zhàn
zhēng
ràng
shù
jiā
tíng
jīng
le
shēng
bié
 

The war caused countless families to experience the pain of separation and death.

Xiǎo
shuō
zhōng
miáo
xiě
de
shēng
bié
ràng
zhě
shān
rán
lèi
xià
 

The descriptions of tragic separations in the novel brought readers to tears.

Zhè
duì
liàn
rén
zuì
zhōng
méi
néng
táo
guò
shēng
bié
de
mìng
yùn
 

In the end, this couple could not escape the fate of being separated by death.

men
suī
rán
jīng
le
shēng
bié
 
dàn
gǎn
qíng
shǐ
zhōng
 

Although they experienced permanent separation, their feelings remained unchanged.