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寿命不长
shòu mìng bù cháng
What 寿命不长 means
- one's days are numbered
- not to have long to live (often fig.)
The characters in 寿命不长
- 寿shòulong life; old age; age
- 命mìnglife; fate; order or command
- 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte
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