生老病死 in Japanese

IPA: [ɕo̞ːɾo̞ːbʲo̞ːɕi] Forms: 生老病死 [canonical] (ruby: 生(しょう), 老(ろう), 病(びょう), 死(し)), shōrōbyōshi [romanization], syauraubyausi [romanization], しやうらうびやうし [hiragana, historical] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{ja-noun|しょうろうびょうし|hhira=しやうらうびやうし}} 生(しょう)老(ろう)病(びょう)死(し) • (shōrōbyōshi) ^(←しやうらうびやうし (syauraubyausi)?)

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"生老病死" meaning in Japanese

Noun