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寿终正寝

shòu zhōng zhèng qǐn

4-character word Traditional 壽終正寢

What 寿终正寝 means

1. to die of old age
2. to die in one's bed at a ripe old age
3. (fig.) (of a structure or machine etc) to come to the end of its life

The characters in 寿终正寝

• 寿shòulong life; old age; age
• 终zhōngend; finish
• 正zhèngstraight; upright; proper
• 寝qǐn(bound form) to lie down to sleep or rest; (bound form) bedroom…

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