即世

即世

Chinese

		namely; right away; to approach namely; right away; to approach; to draw near	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
simp. and trad. (即世)		即	世

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jíshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik¹ sai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: jíshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyishyh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jíshìh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik¹ sai³
    • Yale: jīk sai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁷ sai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: jig¹ sei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚⁵ sɐi̯³³/

Verb

即世

1. (literary) to pass away; to die

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 即世

㾀歹 (Min Nan) 上天 (shàngtiān) (euphemistic) 上路 (shànglù) (euphemistic) 下世 (xiàshì) (formal) 不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic) 亡故 (wánggù) (literary) 仙逝 (xiānshì) (euphemistic) 仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu) (euphemistic) 作古 (zuògǔ) (literary, euphemistic) 做鬼 (zuòguǐ) (colloquial) 傾世／倾世 (qīngshì) (literary) 傾亡／倾亡 (qīngwáng) (literary) 入寂 (rùjì) (Buddhism, of Buddhist monks) 凋謝／凋谢 (diāoxiè) (die of old age) 升天 (shēngtiān) (euphemistic) 去世 (qùshì) 喪命／丧命 (sàngmìng) (formal) 喪生／丧生 (sàngshēng) (euphemistic) 嗝屁 (gěpì) (Mandarin, vulgar, derogatory) 回老家 (huí lǎojiā) (euphemism, humorous) 圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì) (of Buddhist monks or nuns) 夭壽／夭寿 (yāoshòu) (die young) 夭壽死／夭寿死 (Min Nan, die young) 夭折 (yāozhé) (die young) 夭逝 (yāoshì) (literary, die young) 安息 (ānxī) (euphemistic) 安眠 (ānmián) (euphemistic) 就義／就义 (jiùyì) (die a martyr) 崩殂 (bēngcú) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.) 捐軀／捐躯 (juānqū) (sacrifice one's life) 捨身／舍身 (shěshēn) (sacrifice one's life) 斃命／毙命 (bìmìng) (pejorative) 早死 (zǎosǐ) (die young) 晏駕／晏驾 (yànjià) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.) 棄世／弃世 (qìshì) (literary) 歸天／归天 (guītiān) (euphemistic) 歸西／归西 (guīxī) 歸道山／归道山 (guī dàoshān) (literary, euphemistic) 死 (sǐ) 死亡 (sǐwáng) (formal) 死去 (sǐqù) (informal) 死掉 (sǐdiào) (informal) 死翹翹／死翘翘 (sǐqiàoqiào) (informal, humorous)

殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic) 永眠 (yǒngmián) (euphemistic, honorific) 沒世／没世 (mòshì) 消忒 (Hakka, euphemistic) 無去／无去 (Min Nan) 物化 (wùhuà) (literary) 犧牲／牺牲 (xīshēng) (give one's life for a certain cause) 獻身／献身 (xiànshēn) (sacrifice one's life) 瓜 (guā) (Cantonese, slang, humorous) 百年 (bǎinián) (Min Nan) 百歲／百岁 (bǎisuì) (Min Nan) 百歲年老／百岁年老 (Min Nan) 翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous) 老去 (Min Nan) 薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials) 薨逝 (hōngshì) (of feudal lords) 蟯歹／蛲歹 (Min Nan, humorous) 蟯癱／蛲瘫 (Min Nan, humorous) 行去 (Min Nan, euphemistic) 行雞／行鸡 (Min Nan, humorous) 見閻王／见阎王 (jiànyánwáng) 賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.) 賣鹹鴨蛋／卖咸鸭蛋 (mài xiányādàn) (Cantonese) 走了 (zǒule) (euphemistic) 走去踮 (Min Nan, euphemistic) 走咗 (Cantonese) 赴死 (fùsǐ) (give one's life for a certain cause) 辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary) 逝世 (shìshì) 過世／过世 (guòshì) 過往／过往 (guòwǎng) (Min Nan) 過氣／过气 (guòqì) (Min Nan) 過身／过身 (guòshēn) (literary) 過面／过面 (Min Nan) 釘／钉 (dīng) (Cantonese, slang) 長山賣鴨卵／长山卖鸭卵 (Hakka, euphemistic) 長眠／长眠 (chángmián) (euphemistic, honorific) 陣亡／阵亡 (zhènwáng) (die in battle) 離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic) 香咗 (Cantonese) 馬滴／马滴 (Min Nan) 駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)

Adjective

即世

1. (literary) crafty; cunning; sly; tricky; treacherous

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 即世

世故 (shìgù) 刁滑 (diāohuá) 刁鑽／刁钻 (diāozuān) 刁頑／刁顽 (diāowán) (literary, cunning and stubborn) 圓滑／圆滑 (yuánhuá) 姦詐／奸诈 (jiānzhà) 油滑 (yóuhuá) 滑頭／滑头 (huátóu) 狡怪 (káu-koài) (Min Nan)

狡猾 (jiǎohuá) 狡獪／狡狯 (jiǎokuài) (literary) 狡詐／狡诈 (jiǎozhà) 狡鬼 (Min Nan) 狡黠 (jiǎoxiá) (literary) 詭詐／诡诈 (guǐzhà) 陰濕／阴湿 (yīnshī) (Cantonese) 陰險／阴险 (yīnxiǎn) 頑惡／顽恶 (wánwù) (literary)

Noun

即世

1. (literary) contemporary times; modernity; this day and age

Synonyms

• 今世 (jīnshì)
• 眼前 (yǎnqián)