Chinese

Noun

死敵

1. mortal enemy

Verb

死敵

1. (archaic) to die at the hand of the enemy, to be killed in action, to die fighting
   • 1st century BCE, Sima Qian, Letter in Reply to Ren Shaoqing (報任少卿書).

     北嚮爭死敵者 / 北向争死敌者 [Classical Chinese]  ―  běi xiàng zhēng sǐdí zhě [Pinyin]  ―  Facing the north, [the soldiers all] vied for [the honor of] dying in battle.