安息

Chinese

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ānxī, ānxí

(Zhuyin): ㄢㄒㄧ, ㄢㄒㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): on¹ sik¹
Min Nan (POJ): an-sek / an-siak / an-sit

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: ānxī
  - Zhuyin: ㄢㄒㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anshi
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ansi
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Pinyin: ānxí
  - Zhuyin: ㄢㄒㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anshyi
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ansí
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    安息
    諳習／谙习
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: on¹ sik¹
  - Yale: ōn sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: on¹ sik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: on¹ xig¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ɔːn⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    安息
    安適／安适
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: an-sek
  - Tâi-lô: an-sik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: anseg
  - IPA (Xiamen): /an⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /an⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiɪk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: an-siak
  - Tâi-lô: an-siak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ansiag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /an³³ ɕiak̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: an-sit
  - Tâi-lô: an-sit
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ansid
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /an⁴⁴⁻²² ɕit̚³²/

Middle Chinese: /ʔɑn sɨk̚/▼

Rime
Character	安	息
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	寒 (61)	職 (134)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	烏寒切	相即切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɑn/	/sɨk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɑn/	/sɨk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɑn/	/siek̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔan/	/sik̚/
Li Rong	/ʔɑn/	/siək̚/
Wang Li	/ɑn/	/sĭək̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔɑn/	/si̯ək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ān	xi

Old Chinese▼
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[ʔ]ˤa[n] sək/

(Zhengzhang): /*qaːn slɯɡ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	安	安	息	息
Reading #	1/3	3/3	1/2	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	ān	ān	xī	xī
Middle Chinese	‹ 'an ›	‹ 'an ›	‹ sik ›	‹ sik ›
Old Chinese	/*[ʔ]ˁa[n]/	/*[ʔ]ˁa[n]/	/*sək/	/*sək/
English	peace(ful)	安息 Ānxī (Iranian country in the western regions, W. Hàn; from Aršaka = Arsaces, founder of the Arsacid dynasty)	breathe	安息 Ānxī (Iranian country in the western regions, W. Hàn; from Aršaka = Arsaces, founder of the Arsacid dynasty)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	安	息
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	11	13332
Phonetic component	安	息
Rime group	元	職
Rime subdivision	1	0
Corresponding MC rime	安	息
Old Chinese	/*qaːn/	/*slɯɡ/
Notes		說文自亦聲

Etymology 1

		content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how	rest; news; interest rest; news; interest; breath
simp. and trad. (安息)		安	息

Verb

安息

to rest; to have a rest
(euphemistic) to rest in peace
安息吧！ ― Ānxī ba! ― Rest in peace!

Synonyms

(to have a rest):

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休息 (xiūxi)
休憩 (xiūqì) (literary)
憩息 (qìxī) (literary)

歇息 (xiēxi)
歇睏／歇困 (Hakka, Min Nan)

(to rest in peace):

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Synonyms of 安息

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)
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

安息日 (ānxīrì)

Etymology 2

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (安息)		安	息
variant forms		安石

Phonetic transcription of the native name. Compare Parthian 𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊‎ (Aršak), Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (Aršaka-), Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης (Arsákēs), the name of Arsaces I of Parthia who founded the dynasty.

Proper noun

安息

(historical) Arsacid Empire; Parthian Empire

Derived terms

安息香 (ānxīxiāng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
安	息
あん Grade: 3	そく Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

安息 (hiragana あんそく, rōmaji ansoku)

rest

安息

Chinese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

Synonyms

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Etymology 2

Proper noun

Derived terms

Japanese

Noun

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