nourish the living and bury the dead -- do one 's duty
nourish the living and bury the dead -- do one 's duty
The Chinese idiom, pronounced s ò NGW ǎ ngsh ì J ū, means to bury the dead and support the living. It comes from "baopuzi · chenjie" by Ge Hong of Jin Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
In the book baopuzi · chenjie written by Ge Hong of Jin Dynasty, it is said that "if you send them away, you will be loyal and never return."
Discrimination of words
Synonym: send to live
Idiom usage
It means to bury the dead and support the living
nourish the living and bury the dead -- do one 's duty
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