六ろく死し八はっ生しょう

expression

six die, eight live

A go proverb describing a shape where, after a capturing race, six stones die but eight stones live. Used as a set phrase in go contexts.

• この形かたちは六ろく死し八はっ生しょうと呼よばれ、隅すみの攻こう防ぼうでよく出でてくる。

  This shape is called 'six die, eight live' and often appears in corner fights.