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)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǒngmián
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeongmian
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mi̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wing⁵ min⁴
  - Yale: wíhng mìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wing⁵ min⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wing⁵ min⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /wɪŋ¹³ miːn²¹/

Verb

永眠

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

Synonyms

Synonyms of 永眠

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)
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.)

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- IPA^(key): [e̞ːmʲĩɴ]

Noun

永眠 (hiragana えいみん, rōmaji eimin)

death, eternal sleep

Verb

永眠する (hiragana えいみんする, rōmaji eimin suru)

to die, to pass away

Conjugation

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

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	永眠し	えいみんし	eimin shi
Continuative (連用形)	永眠し	えいみんし	eimin shi
Terminal (終止形)	永眠する	えいみんする	eimin suru
Attributive (連体形)	永眠する	えいみんする	eimin suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	永眠すれ	えいみんすれ	eimin sure
Imperative (命令形)	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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