永眠

Chinese

		forever; always; perpetual (ly)	sleep
simp. and trad. (永眠)		永	眠

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǒngmián

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wing⁵ min⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǒngmián
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǒngmián
  - Wade–Giles: yung³-mien²
  - Yale: yǔng-myán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeongmian
  - Palladius: йунмянь (junmjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mjɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wing⁵ min⁴
  - Yale: wíhng mìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wing⁵ min⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wing⁵ min⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɪŋ¹³ miːn²¹/

Verb

永眠

(euphemistic, honorific) to die; to pass away; to rest eternally

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 永眠

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)
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)
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)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
永	眠
えい Grade: 5	みん Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [e̞ːmʲĩɴ]

Noun

永(えい)眠(みん) • (eimin)

death, eternal sleep

Verb

永(えい)眠(みん)する • (eimin suru) suru (stem 永(えい)眠(みん)し (eimin shi), past 永(えい)眠(みん)した (eimin shita))

to die, to pass away

Conjugation

Conjugation of "永眠する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	永眠し	えいみんし	eimin shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	永眠し	えいみんし	eimin shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	永眠する	えいみんする	eimin suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	永眠する	えいみんする	eimin suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	永眠すれ	えいみんすれ	eimin sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	永眠せよ¹ 永眠しろ²	えいみんせよ¹ えいみんしろ²	eimin seyo¹ eimin shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	永眠される	えいみんされる	eimin sareru
Causative	永眠させる永眠さす	えいみんさせるえいみんさす	eimin saseru eimin sasu
Potential	永眠できる	えいみんできる	eimin dekiru
Volitional	永眠しよう	えいみんしよう	eimin shiyō
Negative	永眠しない	えいみんしない	eimin shinai
Negative continuative	永眠せず	えいみんせず	eimin sezu
Formal	永眠します	えいみんします	eimin shimasu
Perfective	永眠した	えいみんした	eimin shita
Conjunctive	永眠して	えいみんして	eimin shite
Hypothetical conditional	永眠すれば	えいみんすれば	eimin sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:死ぬ

Korean

Hanja in this term
永	眠

Noun

永眠 • (yeongmyeon) (hangeul 영면)

Hanja form^? of 영면 (“death, eternal sleep”).

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