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养生送死

yǎng shēng sòng sǐ

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Definitions

  1. 1. to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiom)

Child Words of 养生送死

生
shēng

to be born

送
sòng

to send; to deliver; to transmit

养生
yǎng shēng

to maintain good health

养
yǎng

to raise (animals)

死
sǐ

to die

送死
sòng sǐ

to throw away one's life