升天

See also: 昇天

Chinese

		to raise; to hoist; to promote to raise; to hoist; to promote; pint	day; sky; heaven
trad. (升天/昇天)		升/昇	天
simp. (升天)		升	天

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shēngtiān

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄥㄊㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sing¹ tin¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̂n-thiên

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shēngtiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄥㄊㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengtian
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shengtian
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰjɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sing¹ tin¹
  - Yale: sīng tīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sing¹ tin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: xing¹ tin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̂n-thiên
  - Hakka Romanization System: siin´ tien´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sin¹ tian¹
  - Sinological IPA: /sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰi̯en²⁴/

Verb

升天

to ascend into heaven; to go up to the sky
(euphemistic) to die; to pass away

Synonyms

(die):

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Synonyms of 升天

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)
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)
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.)

Derived terms

一人得道，雞犬升天／一人得道，鸡犬升天 (yīréndédào, jīquǎnshēngtiān)

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