春蚕到死丝方尽

春蠶到死絲方盡

Chūn cán dào sǐ sī fāng jìn

quotation

Meanings

1 the silkworm's thread ends only at its death
2 devotion that lasts until the very end
3 immortal line by Li Shangyin often applied to teachers and lovers

Characters

silk / thought (pun)

Examples

春蚕到死丝方尽，蜡炬成灰泪始干——常用来赞美老师。

Chūncándàosǐsīfāngjìn, làjùchénghuīlèishǐgān — — chángyòng lái zànměi lǎoshī.

The silkworm's thread ends at death, the candle's tears dry only to ash — often used to praise teachers.

他对事业的热爱真是春蚕到死丝方尽。

Tā duì shìyè de rè'ài zhēnshì chūncándàosǐsīfāngjìn.

His devotion to his work is truly 'silkworm until death.'

Tips

Stroke Order

春 chūn

蚕 cán

到 dào

死 sǐ

丝 sī

方 fāng

尽 jìn