sinh vô gia cư, tử vô địa táng
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Born with no house to live in, dead with no ground to lie in — destitution's full biography in two clauses.
Literally: born without dwelling, dead without burial earth
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “sinh vô gia cư, tử vô địa táng” mean?
Born with no house to live in, dead with no ground to lie in — destitution's full biography in two clauses. Literally: born without dwelling, dead without burial earth
Is “sinh vô gia cư, tử vô địa táng” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.