死而後已

死而后已
sǐ'érhòuyǐ

until one's dying day; not giving up until death

Wiktionary

Homographs

死而後已 sǐérhòuyǐ
  1. until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life
  2. unto one's dying day

Entry Composition

1 死 sǐ
  1. to die
  2. impassable
  3. uncrossable
  4. inflexible
  5. rigid
  6. extremely
  7. damned
2 而後 érhòu
  1. after that
  2. then
3 已 yǐ
  1. already
  2. to stop
  3. then
  4. afterwards