"生不帶來,死不帶去" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: shēng bù dài lái, sǐ bù dài qù [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄑㄩˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], shēng bù dài lái [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], sǐ bù dài qù [Phonetic:shēng bú dài lái [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], sǐ bú dài qù] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], sheng bù dài lái, sǐh bù dài cyù [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], shêng¹ pu⁴ tai⁴ lai², ssŭ³ pu⁴ tai⁴ chʻü⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], shēng bù dài lái-, sž bù dài chyù [Mandarin, Yale], sheng bu day lai, syy bu day chiuh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], шэн бу дай лай [Mandarin, Palladius], сы бу дай цюй [Mandarin, Palladius], šɛn bu daj laj [Mandarin, Palladius], sy bu daj cjuj [Mandarin, Palladius]
Etymology: Literally: You can't bring it with you from before birth, and you can't take with you after you're dead. Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 生不帶來,死不帶去
  1. used to advise people to refrain from being obsessed with material possessions
    Sense id: en-生不帶來,死不帶去-zh-proverb-7hlwtjs1 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese proverbs, Mandarin proverbs, Mandarin words containing 不 undergoing tone sandhi

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  "etymology_text": "Literally: You can't bring it with you from before birth, and you can't take with you after you're dead.",
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        "used to advise people to refrain from being obsessed with material possessions"
      ],
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    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shēng bù dài lái, sǐ bù dài qù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄑㄩˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shēng bù dài lái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sǐ bù dài qù [Phonetic:shēng bú dài lái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sǐ bú dài qù]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sheng bù dài lái, sǐh bù dài cyù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shêng¹ pu⁴ tai⁴ lai², ssŭ³ pu⁴ tai⁴ chʻü⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shēng bù dài lái-, sž bù dài chyù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sheng bu day lai, syy bu day chiuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шэн бу дай лай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сы бу дай цюй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šɛn bu daj laj"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sy bu daj cjuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "生不帶來,死不帶去"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Literally: You can't bring it with you from before birth, and you can't take with you after you're dead.",
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "zh",
        "2": "proverb"
      },
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      "name": "head"
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
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        "Mandarin lemmas",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to advise people to refrain from being obsessed with material possessions"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shēng bù dài lái, sǐ bù dài qù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄙˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄑㄩˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shēng bù dài lái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sǐ bù dài qù [Phonetic:shēng bú dài lái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sǐ bú dài qù]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sheng bù dài lái, sǐh bù dài cyù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shêng¹ pu⁴ tai⁴ lai², ssŭ³ pu⁴ tai⁴ chʻü⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shēng bù dài lái-, sž bù dài chyù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sheng bu day lai, syy bu day chiuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "шэн бу дай лай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сы бу дай цюй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "šɛn bu daj laj"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sy bu daj cjuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "生不帶來,死不帶去"
}

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