凋謝

See also: 凋谢

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): diāoxiè

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: diāoxiè
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠㄒㄧㄝˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diaushieh
  - Tongyong Pinyin: diaosiè
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tjɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕjɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - 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): /tiaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕia²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiaʊ³³ ɕia⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² ɕia²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕia³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕia³³/

Verb

凋謝

to wither and fall
(figuratively) 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)

脫落／脱落 (tuōluò)
零落 (língluò)

(to die):

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Synonyms of 凋謝

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)
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)
歸西／归西 (guīxī)
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.)

Derived terms

老成凋謝／老成凋谢

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