死しに恥はじ

noun

posthumous disgrace; dishonor that outlives death

Refers to shame or dishonor that persists after a person dies, often contrasted with 生き恥 (disgrace while alive).

See also: 生き恥

• あの政せい治じ家かの汚職しょくは死しに恥はじとなった。

  That politician's corruption became a posthumous disgrace.

noun

shame at the moment of death; dying in disgrace

Describes the shame or humiliation experienced right at the time of death, such as dying in an undignified manner.

• 彼かれは敵てき前ぜん逃とう亡ぼうという死しに恥はじをさらした。

  He suffered the shame of dying while fleeing before the enemy.