百足之虫死而不僵

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Definitionen

  1. 1. a centipede dies but never falls down

Bestandteilwörter von 百足之虫死而不僵

不
bù

no; not so

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

僵
jiāng

rigid

死
sǐ

to die

百
bǎi

hundred

而
ér

and

足
jù

excessive

足
zú

foot

死而不僵
sǐ ér bù jiāng

dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis

百足
bǎi zú

centipede

虫
chóng

lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures