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厚死薄生

hòusǐbóshēng

lit. to praise the dead and revile the living / fig. to live in the past (idiom)

Character Breakdown

厚
hòu
generous; substantial; deep (as a friendship)
HSK 4
死
sǐ
dead; death; impassable, inflexible
HSK 4
薄
báo
thin, slight; meager, weak; poor, stingy
HSK 5
生
shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
HSK 1

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