歸西

Chinese

		to go back; to return	west
trad. (歸西)		歸	西
simp. (归西)		归	西

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guīxī

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟㄒㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ sai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guīxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟㄒㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueishi
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gueisi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kweɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai¹ sai¹
  - Yale: gwāi sāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ sai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ sei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/

Verb

歸西

(euphemistic) to die

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 歸西

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.)

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