可惜あたら身しん命みょうじ字FuriganaMeanings1nounvaluing one's body and life; holding one's life dearyojijukugo (four-character idiom)›A rare yojijukugo expressing the idea of cherishing one's physical existence. Found in classical or literary contexts.「可惜あたら身しん命みょう」という言こと葉ばは、仏ぶっ教きょう的てきな文ぶん脈みゃくで使つかわれることがある。The phrase '可惜身命' is sometimes used in Buddhist contexts.