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死而不僵
sǐérbùjiāng
1. dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis
2. to die hard (idiom)
3. to die yet not be vanquished (idiom)

Character Breakdown

死
sǐ
dead; death; impassable, inflexible
HSK 4 6 丶
而
ér
and, and then, and yet; but
HSK 3 6 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
僵
jiāng
still, stiff, motionless
HSK 6 15 丶

Compound Words (1)

百足之虫死而不僵
bǎizúzhīchóngsǐérbùjiāng
a centipede dies but never falls down

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