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鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已

jū gōng jìn cuì , sǐ ér hòu yǐ

Definitions

  1. 1. to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life
  2. 2. with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day

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Child Words of 鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已

尽
jǐn

to the greatest extent

后
hòu

empress

已
yǐ

already

死
sǐ

to die

尽
jìn

to use up

而
ér

and

鞠躬
jū gōng

to bow

死而后已
sǐ ér hòu yǐ

until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life

瘁
cuì

care-worn

而后
ér hòu

after that

躬
gōng

body (of a human, esp. the torso)

鞠
jū

to incline (one's torso); to bow

鞠躬尽瘁
jū gōng jìn cuì

to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost