歸天

See also: 归天

Chinese

		to go back; to return	day; sky; heaven
trad. (歸天)		歸	天
simp. (归天)		归	天

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guītiān

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟㄊㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ tin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guītiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟㄊㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueitian
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai¹ tin¹
  - Yale: gwāi tīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ tin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ tin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

Verb

歸天

to return to Heaven; (euphemistic) to pass away; to die

Synonyms

Synonyms of 歸天

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)
作古 (zuògǔ) (literary, 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)
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)
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)
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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