作古

Chinese

		to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make	ancient; old
simp. and trad. (作古)		作	古

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuògǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ gu²
Min Nan (POJ): chok-kó͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: zuògǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohguu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    作古
    坐骨
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zok³ gu²
  - Yale: jok gú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ gu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zog³ gu²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ kuː³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-kó͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsok-kóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zokkor
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kɔ⁵³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔ⁵³/

Verb

作古

(literary, euphemistic) to pass away; to die

Synonyms

Synonyms of 作古

㾀歹 (Min Nan)
上天 (shàngtiān) (euphemistic)
不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic)
亡故 (wánggù) (literary)
仙逝 (xiānshì) (euphemistic)
仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu) (euphemistic)
做鬼 (zuòguǐ) (colloquial)
傾世／倾世 (qīngshì) (literary)
傾亡／倾亡 (qīngwáng) (literary)
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)
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)
瓜 (guā) (Cantonese, slang, humorous)
翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous)
薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials)
行去 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
行雞／行鸡 (Min Nan, humorous)
賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
走了 (zǒule) (euphemistic)
走去踮 (Min Nan, euphemistic)
辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary)
逝世 (shìshì)
過世／过世 (guòshì)
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)
離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic)
馬滴／马滴 (Min Nan)
駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)

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