百足之虫死而不僵

bǎi zú zhī chóng sǐ ér bù jiāng

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1. a centipede dies but never falls down

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Child Words of 百足之虫死而不僵

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 僵 僵 jiāng: rigid
• 死 死 sǐ: to die
• 百 百 bǎi: hundred
• 而 而 ér: and
• 足 足 jù: excessive
• 足 足 zú: foot
• 死而不僵 死而不僵 sǐ ér bù jiāng: dead but showing no signs of rigor mortis
• 百足 百足 bǎi zú: centipede
• 虫 虫 chóng: lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures