live on in spirit

live on in spirit

Although death is still life, the Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Su ī s ǐ y ó ush ē ng, which means that although people die, the spirit does not die, the model still exists. Also refers to the heart without care, regret, although death is still alive. It comes from Wenji, a scholar girl in Hanzhong.

Idiom story

Xianyang Wang Yuanxi, the younger brother of Yuanhong, Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, actively cooperated with Emperor Xiaowen's reform, strengthened the contact with the Han people, and was assisted by Yuanhong's imperial edict. Yuanxi gradually became proud of himself, plotting to rebel, and the plot came to light, so he had to flee with Yin Longhu. Yin Longhu is willing to share his sufferings and thinks that death is still life for him

A new interpretation of modern popular culture

Even death is still life: the most important thing in your life is not how to make a living, how to breathe, how to eat and how to sleep. The important thing is whether someone really needs you, loves you, depends on you and trusts you. One day when you die, they will still thank you and miss you.

Idiom usage

Death is valuable.

Examples

To Zeng and Yanzi, as sages, their fame is immortal, and they are ~. (Chapter 46 of Jing Hua Yuan by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty) when you die, you will still be grateful and miss you.

The origin of Idioms

In the records of the ladies in Hanzhong written by Chang Xun of the Jin Dynasty, Wen Ji said, "the former Duke was a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. Although he died, he was still alive."