人之将死，其言也善

rén zhī jiāng sǐ , qí yán yě shàn

Definitions

1. words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)

Child Words of 人之将死，其言也善

• 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 也 yě: (adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only)
• 人 rén: person; people
• 其 qí: his
• 善 shàn: good (virtuous)
• 将 jiāng: will
• 将 jiàng: (bound form) a general
• 将 qiāng: to desire
• 死 sǐ: to die
• 将死 jiāng sǐ: to checkmate (in chess)
• 言 yán: words