凋謝

See also: 凋谢

Chinese

	withered	to decline; to thank; gratitude
trad. (凋謝)	凋	謝
simp. (凋谢)	凋	谢
alternative forms	雕謝／雕谢彫謝／雕谢

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): diāoxiè

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄠㄒㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): diu¹ ze⁶
Min Nan (POJ): tiau-siā

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: diāoxiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠㄒㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: diaosiè
  - Wade–Giles: tiao¹-hsieh⁴
  - Yale: dyāu-syè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diaushieh
  - Palladius: дяосе (djaose)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tjɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕjɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: diu¹ ze⁶
  - Yale: dīu jeh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: diu¹ dze⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: diu¹ zé⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɛː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiau-siā
  - Tâi-lô: tiau-siā
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diausia
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiau⁴⁴⁻²² ɕia²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiau³³ ɕia⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiau⁴⁴⁻²² ɕia²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiau⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕia³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiau⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕia³³/

Verb

凋謝

to wither and fall
(figurative) to die of old age; to pass away
老成凋謝／老成凋谢 ― lǎochéng diāoxiè ― An old and virtuous person has passed away.

Synonyms

(to wither and fall):

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凋落 (diāoluò)
凋零 (diāolíng)
零落 (língluò)

露渣
敗謝／败谢 (bàixiè)
脫落／脱落 (tuōluò)

(to die):

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Synonyms of 凋謝

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)

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)
歸道山／归道山 (guī dàoshān) (literary, 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)

Derived terms

老成凋謝／老成凋谢

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