To be on the brink of death

To be on the brink of death

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch à s à Du à NW á ng, which means to serve the dead and donate life. It comes from Xunzi, the rich country.

The origin of Idioms

Xunzi · Fuguo: "therefore, benevolent people are the most important. The common people are as noble as the emperor and as close as their parents. Those who are happy to die for them have no other reason. What they are, what they get, and how much they benefit."

Idiom usage

To give one's life for death.