临终

臨終
línzhōng
  1. approaching one's end
  2. with one foot in the grave

CEDICT

to be approaching one's end; to have one foot in the grave; to be dying from illness

Wiktionary

将死。《文选．袁宏．三国名臣序赞》：「及其临终顾託，受遗作相。」《三国演义．第一○五回》：「福顿首泣奏丞相已亡；将丞相临终言语，细述一遍。」也作「临死」。

重編國語辭典

人即将死亡

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 临 lín
  1. to face
  2. to overlook
  3. to arrive
  4. to be (just) about to
  5. just before
2 终 zhōng
  1. end
  2. finish

Containing this entry

临终关怀 línzhōngguānhuái end-of-life care; hospice care; palliative care

Related entries

大限临头 dàxiànlíntóu
  1. facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life
  2. with one foot in the grave