壽終正寢

Chinese

		(long) life	end; finish
trad. (壽終正寢)		壽	終	正寢
simp. (寿终正寝)		寿	终	正寝

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄥㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau⁶ zung¹ zing³ cam²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˋ ㄓㄨㄥㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shòujhongjhèngcǐn
  - Wade–Giles: shou⁴-chung¹-chêng⁴-chʻin³
  - Yale: shòu-jūng-jèng-chǐn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: showjongjenqchiin
  - Palladius: шоучжунчжэнцинь (šoučžunčžɛncinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau⁶ zung¹ zing³ cam²
  - Yale: sauh jūng jing chám
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau⁶ dzung¹ dzing³ tsam²
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo⁶ zung¹ jing³ cem²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡sʰɐm³⁵/

Idiom

壽終正寢

(literary, euphemistic) to die at a ripe old age

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 壽終正寢

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)
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)

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