歸道山

歸道山

Chinese

		to go back; to return
trad. (歸道山)		歸	道山
simp. (归道山)		归	道山

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guī dàoshān

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guī dàoshān
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ ㄉㄠˋ ㄕㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guei dàoshan
    • Wade–Giles: kuei¹ tao⁴-shan¹
    • Yale: gwēi dàu-shān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guei dawshan
    • Palladius: гуй даошань (guj daošanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kweɪ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /kʉi  dɑu^X  ʃˠɛn/

Rime
Character	歸	道	山
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	定 (7)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	微 (21)	豪 (89)	山 (73)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I	II
Fanqie	舉韋切	徒晧切	所閒切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʉi/	/dɑuX/	/ʃˠɛn/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷɨi/	/dɑuX/	/ʃᵚæn/
Shao Rongfen	/kiuəi/	/dɑuX/	/ʃæn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kuj/	/dawX/	/ʂəɨn/
Li Rong	/kiuəi/	/dɑuX/	/ʃɛn/
Wang Li	/kĭwəi/	/dɑuX/	/ʃæn/
Bernard Karlgren	/kwe̯i/	/dʱɑuX/	/ʂăn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	guī	dào	shān
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gwai1	dou6	saan1

Noun

歸道山

1. (literary, euphemistic) to pass away
   • 1983, 通字方案 [A Project for General Chinese], 商務印書館出版:

     本書譯好準備排印時，趙元任先生遵歸道山，謹志哀悼。 [MSC, trad.]
     本书译好准备排印时，赵元任先生遵归道山，谨志哀悼。 [MSC, simp.]

     Běnshū yìhǎo zhǔnbèi páiyìn shí, Zhào Yuánrèn xiānshēng zūn guī dàoshān, jǐnzhì āidào. [Pinyin]

     Just as when this book has finished translating and begun typesetting, Mr. Zhao Yuanren passed away. Thus, we are writing this to mourn his death.

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 歸道山

上天 (shàngtiān) (euphemistic) 上路 (shànglù) (euphemistic) 下世 (xiàshì) (formal) 不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic) 不幸 (bùxìng) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic) 亡故 (wánggù) (literary) 仙逝 (xiānshì) (euphemistic) 作古 (zuògǔ) (literary, euphemistic) 做鬼 (zuòguǐ) (colloquial) 入寂 (rùjì) (Buddhism, of Buddhist monks) 即世 (jíshì) (literary) 去世 (qùshì) 合眼 (héyǎn) (euphemistic) 嗝屁 (gěpì) (Mandarin, vulgar, derogatory) 回老家 (huí lǎojiā) (euphemistic, humorous) 安息 (ānxī) (euphemistic) 安眠 (ānmián) (euphemistic) 崩 (bēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.) 崩殂 (bēngcú) (Classical, of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.) 往生 (wǎngshēng) (euphemistic) 忽然 (hūrán) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic) 故 (gù) 故世 (gùshì) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders) 故去 (gùqù) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders) 早死 (zǎosǐ) 枯死 (kūsǐ) (literary, figurative) 死 (sǐ) 死亡 (sǐwáng) (formal) 死人 (sǐrén) 死去 (sǐqù) (informal) 死掉 (sǐdiào) (informal) 永眠 (yǒngmián) (euphemistic, honorific) 消忒 (Hakka, euphemistic) 物化 (wùhuà) (literary) 病故 (bìnggù) (to die of illness) 病逝 (bìngshì) (to die of illness) 老了 (lǎo le) (euphemistic, of the elderly) 薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials) 薨逝 (hōngshì) (of feudal lords) 走 (zǒu) (euphemistic) 走去踮 (Min Nan, euphemistic) 身亡 (shēnwáng) (formal, usually from unnatural causes) 逝世 (shìshì) 升天 (shēngtiān) (euphemistic) 仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu) (euphemistic) 傾世／倾世 (qīngshì) (literary) 傾亡／倾亡 (qīngwáng) (literary)

凋謝／凋谢 (diāoxiè) (to die of old age) 喪亡／丧亡 (sàngwáng) (literary) 喪命／丧命 (sàngmìng) (euphemistic) 喪生／丧生 (sàngshēng) (euphemistic) 嗚呼／呜呼 (wūhū) (euphemistic) 嚥氣／咽气 (yànqì) (colloquial) 圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì) (of Buddhist monks or nuns) 壽終正寢／寿终正寝 (shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn) (literary, euphemistic) 小喇叭兒吹了／小喇叭儿吹了 (xiǎo lǎbār chuī le) (Beijing) 就義／就义 (jiùyì) (to die a martyr) 掛／挂 (guà) (slang, humorous) 斃命／毙命 (bìmìng) (pejorative) 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) (euphemistic) 死翹翹／死翘翘 (sǐqiàoqiào) (informal, humorous) 死脫／死脱 (Wu) 殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic) 氣絕／气绝 (qìjué) (literary) 沒世／没世 (mòshì) (literary) 畢命／毕命 (bìmìng) (formal, euphemistic) 百年歸老／百年归老 (bǎiniánguīlǎo) (euphemistic, of the elderly) 盡命／尽命 (jìnmìng) (literary, euphemistic) 終／终 (zhōng) (literary, or in compounds, euphemistic) 絕／绝 (jué) (literary, or in compounds) 翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous) 被難／被难 (bèinàn) (to be killed in a disaster, political incident, etc.) 見背／见背 (jiànbèi) (literary, of one's parents or elders) 見閻王／见阎王 (jiàn Yánwáng) (figurative) 賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.) 辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary) 進棺材／进棺材 (jìn guāncái) 過世／过世 (guòshì) 過去／过去 (guòqù) (euphemistic) 過往／过往 (Min Nan, euphemistic) 過身／过身 (guòshēn) (literary) 過面／过面 (Min Nan) 長山賣鴨卵／长山卖鸭卵 (Hakka, euphemistic) 長眠／长眠 (chángmián) (euphemistic, honorific) 閉眼／闭眼 (bìyǎn) (euphemistic) 隕落／陨落 (yǔnluò) (euphemistic) 離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic) 駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.) 駕鶴西去／驾鹤西去 (jiàhèxīqù) (euphemistic) 駕鶴西遊／驾鹤西游 (jiàhèxīyóu) (euphemistic) 龍馭上賓／龙驭上宾 (lóngyùshàngbīn) (of an emperor)