殺身之禍

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See also: 杀身之祸

Chinese

to be killed; to lose one's life 's; him/her/it; this disaster
trad. (殺身之禍) 殺身 之 禍
simp. (杀身之祸) 杀身 之 祸

Etymology

兩班文武，心懷不平，知幽王主意已決，徒取殺身之禍，無益於事，盡皆緘口。
两班文武，心怀不平，知幽王主意已决，徒取杀身之祸，无益于事，尽皆缄口。
From: Ming dynasty, Feng Menglong, Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms
Liǎngbān wénwǔ, xīnhuái bùpíng, zhī yōuwáng zhǔyì yǐ jué, tú qǔ shāshēn zhī huò, wúyì yú shì, jìnjiē jiānkǒu.
Although the civil vassals and military vassals felt indignant, they knew King You wouldn't change his mind. If someone advise the king, he would only be killed and this would be no good for the matter. The vassals all said nothing.

Pronunciation

Idiom

殺身之禍

  1. fatal disaster

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