"行將就木" meaning in Chinese

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        "1": "將 適 ^齊 ， 謂 @^季隗 曰 ：「 待 我 二十五 年 ， 不 來 而 後嫁 。」 對 曰 ：「 我 二十五 年 矣 ， 又 如是 而 嫁 ， 則 就木 焉 。 請 待 子。」",
        "2": "Before Chong'er (later Duke Wen of Jin) left for Qi, he said to Jikui (his wife) \"Please wait me for 25 years. If I don't come back, you can marry another man.\" Jikui replied, \"I'm now 25 years old now. If it's like that (after 25 years), I'll be entering the coffin very soon when I marry another man. Please let me wait for you.\"",
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      "expansion": "將適齊，謂季隗曰：「待我二十五年，不來而後嫁。」對曰：「我二十五年矣，又如是而嫁，則就木焉。請待子。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]将适齐，谓季隗曰：「待我二十五年，不来而后嫁。」对曰：「我二十五年矣，又如是而嫁，则就木焉。请待子。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE\nJiāng shì Qí, wèi Jìwěi yuē: “Dài wǒ èrshíwǔ nián, bù lái ér hòujià.” Duì yuē: “Wǒ èrshíwǔ nián yǐ, yòu rúshì ér jià, zé jiùmù yān. Qǐng dài zǐ.” [Pinyin]\nBefore Chong'er (later Duke Wen of Jin) left for Qi, he said to Jikui (his wife) \"Please wait me for 25 years. If I don't come back, you can marry another man.\" Jikui replied, \"I'm now 25 years old now. If it's like that (after 25 years), I'll be entering the coffin very soon when I marry another man. Please let me wait for you.\"",
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  "etymology_text": ":\n將適齊，謂季隗曰：「待我二十五年，不來而後嫁。」對曰：「我二十五年矣，又如是而嫁，則就木焉。請待子。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]将适齐，谓季隗曰：「待我二十五年，不来而后嫁。」对曰：「我二十五年矣，又如是而嫁，则就木焉。请待子。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE\nJiāng shì Qí, wèi Jìwěi yuē: “Dài wǒ èrshíwǔ nián, bù lái ér hòujià.” Duì yuē: “Wǒ èrshíwǔ nián yǐ, yòu rúshì ér jià, zé jiùmù yān. Qǐng dài zǐ.” [Pinyin]\nBefore Chong'er (later Duke Wen of Jin) left for Qi, he said to Jikui (his wife) \"Please wait me for 25 years. If I don't come back, you can marry another man.\" Jikui replied, \"I'm now 25 years old now. If it's like that (after 25 years), I'll be entering the coffin very soon when I marry another man. Please let me wait for you.\"",
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        "to be close to death; to approach death"
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        "2": "Before Chong'er (later Duke Wen of Jin) left for Qi, he said to Jikui (his wife) \"Please wait me for 25 years. If I don't come back, you can marry another man.\" Jikui replied, \"I'm now 25 years old now. If it's like that (after 25 years), I'll be entering the coffin very soon when I marry another man. Please let me wait for you.\"",
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      "zh-pron": "hang⁴ dzoeng¹ dzau⁶ muk⁹"
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