弥留 (mí liú) — (literary) to be dying, to be on one's deathbed
Definition
Literary/formal word for being on one's deathbed — used in writing and eulogies, not in everyday speech. It usually appears in set phrases like 弥留之际 ('at the moment of death').
verb
(literary) to be dyingto be on one's deathbed
Examples
- 弥留。Tā zài mí liú zhī jì bǎ cái chǎn fēn gěi le zǐ nǚ.While on his deathbed, he divided his property among his children.
- 弥留，。Lǎo rén mí liú de shí hou, jiā rén men dōu shǒu zài chuáng biān.When the old man was dying, his family all stayed by his bedside.
- 弥留。mí liú Zhī jì tā réng rán guà niàn zhe wèi wán chéng de shū gǎo.While dying, he still worried about his unfinished manuscript.
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