薨逝

薨逝

Chinese

		death of a prince; swarming	depart; die
simp. and trad. (薨逝)		薨	逝

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hōngshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwang¹ sai⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hōngshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hongshyh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hongshìh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwang¹ sai⁶
    • Yale: gwāng saih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwang¹ sai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gueng¹ sei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯²²/

Verb

薨逝

1. (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials) to pass away; to die

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 薨逝

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) 即世 (jíshì) (literary) 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) 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.)