Meaning of 寿终正寝
寿终正寝 means to die of old age at home; to die a natural death in one's bed; to come to an end; to die out; to be terminated. Pronounced shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn.
- to die of old age at home; to die a natural death in one's bed
- to come to an end; to die out; to be terminated
Definitions & Examples
Lǎo老
xiān先
sheng生
shòu寿
zhōng终
zhèng正
qǐn寝
，
xiǎng享
nián年
bā八
shí十
wǔ五
suì岁
。
The old gentleman died a natural death at the age of eighty-five.
Tā他
wú无
jí疾
ér而
zhōng终
，
kě可
yǐ以
shuō说
shì是
shòu寿
zhōng终
zhèng正
qǐn寝
。
He died peacefully without illness, which can be said to be dying a natural death.