jū gōng jìn cuì , sǐ ér hòu yǐ
to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life
with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day
鞠
jū
to incline (one's torso); to bow
躬
gōng
(literary) body (of a human, esp. the torso)
尽
jìn
to use up
瘁
cuì
care-worn
,
,
死
sǐ
to die
而
ér
and
后
hòu
back
已
yǐ
already