{"path":"/entry/13085","title":"出生入死 (chū shēng rù sǐ) — Chinese Dictionary | Flashbao","description":"出生入死 (chū shēng rù sǐ): from the cradle to the grave (idiom) · to go through fire and water. Explore meanings, example sentences and vocabulary decks.","catalog":null,"deck":null,"entry":{"reading":{"id":13085,"orthography":{"forms":{"SIMPLIFIED":["出生入死"],"TRADITIONAL":["出生入死"]}},"phonetic":"chū shēng rù sǐ","phoneticKey":"chu1 sheng1 ru4 si3","meanings":{"primary":[{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"from the cradle to the grave ","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]},{"dim":true,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"(idiom)","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]},{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"to go through fire and water","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]},{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"brave","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]},{"qualifier":null,"synonyms":[{"segments":[{"dim":false,"runs":[{"kind":"TEXT","text":"willing to risk life and limb","orthography":null,"phonetic":null,"phoneticKey":null,"readingId":null}]}]}]}],"additional":[],"notes":[],"variantMeanings":[]},"classifiers":[],"pos":["VERB"],"frequency":19535,"grammar":[],"spokenPhonetic":null},"otherReadings":[],"examples":[],"carriedReadings":[],"constructions":[],"status":null,"due":null,"reps":null,"lapses":null,"lastReview":null,"senses":[],"origins":[{"literal":null,"content":[{"type":"paragraph","text":{"simplified":"From Tao Te Ching.","traditional":null}},{"type":"paragraph","text":{"simplified":"This phrase 出生入死 has various interpretations, including \"coming forth into life and entering death\" or \"exiting life and entering death\" (see 出生 (chūshēng)).","traditional":null}},{"type":"paragraph","text":{"simplified":"The meaning \"to risk one's own life\" is attested earliest in 秋興賦 Evocative Rhapsody on Autumn by 潘岳 (Pan Yue)","traditional":null}}],"examples":[{"text":{"simplified":"闻至人之休风兮，齐天地于一指。彼知安而忘危兮，故出生而入死。","traditional":"聞至人之休風兮，齊天地於一指。彼知安而忘危兮，故出生而入死。"},"phonetic":"Wén zhìrén zhī xiūfēng xī, qí tiāndì yú yī zhǐ. Bǐ zhī ān ér wàng wēi xī, gù chūshēng ér rùsǐ.","english":"I've heard of the wisemen's blissful manners, equalling Heaven and Earth with one finger / index / indication. They knew safety yet disregarded danger; so, coming forth into life / exiting life, they entered death.","ref":"潘岳 Pan Yue, 《秋興賦》 Evocative Rhapsody on Autumn, 3rd century CE"}],"senseScoped":false}],"decks":[{"id":27,"sourceName":"Chengyu","name":"Chengyu"}],"vocabularyScale":null,"vocabularyLevel":null}}