生老病死 [ㄕㄥ ㄌㄠˇ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄙˋ; sheng1 lao3 bing4 si4]
lit. to be born, to grow old, to get sick and to die
fig. the fate of humankind (i.e. mortality)
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生老病死
しょうろうびょうし
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Buddhist term
the four inevitables in human life (birth, aging, sickness, and death)
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