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春蚕到死丝方尽

春蠶到死絲方盡
chūncándàosǐsīfāngjìn
phrase

Meanings

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

Examples

春蚕到死丝方尽，蜡炬成灰泪始干——常用来赞美老师。
Chūn cán dào sǐ sī fāng jìn, là jù chéng huī lèi shǐ gān — cháng yòng 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 zhēn shì chūn cán dào sǐ sī fāng jìn.
His devotion to his work is truly 'silkworm until death.'

Stroke Order

春 chūn
蚕 cán
到 dào
死 sǐ
丝 sī
方 fāng
尽 jǐn