辭世

See also: 辞世

Chinese

		bid farewell; diction; resign bid farewell; diction; resign; say goodbye; take leave; decline	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
trad. (辭世)		辭	世
simp. (辞世)		辞	世

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): císhì

(Zhuyin): ㄘˊ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ sai³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): sî-sè

(Teochew, Peng'im): si⁵ si³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: císhì
  - Zhuyin: ㄘˊ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cíhshìh
  - Wade–Giles: tzʻŭ²-shih⁴
  - Yale: tsź-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyrshyh
  - Palladius: цыши (cyši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ci⁴ sai³
  - Yale: chìh sai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ sai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: qi⁴ sei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ sɐi̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sî-sè
  - Tâi-lô: sî-sè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sisex
  - IPA (Xiamen): /si²⁴⁻²² se²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /si²⁴⁻²² se⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /si¹³⁻²² se²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /si²⁴⁻¹¹ se¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /si²³⁻³³ se²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: si⁵ si³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sî sì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /si⁵⁵⁻¹¹ si²¹³/

Middle Chinese: zi syejH

Rime
Character	辭	世
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	邪 (17)	書 (26)
Final (韻)	之 (19)	祭 (35)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	似兹切	舒制切
Baxter	zi	syejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/zɨ/	/ɕiᴇi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/zɨ/	/ɕiɛi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/zie/	/ɕjæi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/zɨ/	/ɕiaj^H/
Li Rong	/ziə/	/ɕiɛi^H/
Wang Li	/zĭə/	/ɕĭɛi^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/zi/	/ɕi̯ɛi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	sí	shì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ci⁴	sai³

Verb

辭世

(literary) to die; to pass away
(literary) to live in seclusion; to withdraw from society and live in obscurity; to be a hermit

Synonyms

(die):

下世 (xiàshì) (formal)
上天 (shàngtiān) (euphemistic)
上路 (shànglù) (euphemistic)
不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic)
不幸 (bùxìng) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic)
不祿／不禄 (bùlù) (archaic, euphemistic, of military officers)
亡
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) (to die of old age)
化去 (huàqù) (euphemistic)
升天 (shēngtiān) (euphemistic)
即世 (jíshì) (literary)
去世 (qùshì)
合眼 (héyǎn) (euphemistic)
喪亡／丧亡 (sàngwáng) (literary)
喪命／丧命 (sàngmìng) (euphemistic)
喪生／丧生 (sàngshēng) (euphemistic)
嗚呼／呜呼 (wūhū) (euphemistic)
嗝屁 (gěpì) (Mandarin, vulgar, derogatory)
嚥氣／咽气 (yànqì) (colloquial)
回老家 (huí lǎojiā) (euphemistic, humorous)
圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì) (of Buddhist monks or nuns)
壽終正寢／寿终正寝 (shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn) (euphemistic)
安息 (ānxī) (euphemistic)
安眠 (ānmián) (euphemistic)
小喇叭兒吹了／小喇叭儿吹了 (xiǎo lǎbār chuī le) (Beijing Mandarin)
就義／就义 (jiùyì) (to die a martyr)
崩 (bēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
崩殂 (bēngcú) (Classical, of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
彈老三／弹老三 (Northern Wu, informal, humorous)
往生 (wǎngshēng) (euphemistic)
忽然 (hūrán) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic)
掛／挂 (guà) (slang, humorous)
故 (gù)
故世 (gùshì) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
故去 (gùqù) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
斃命／毙命 (bìmìng) (pejorative)
早死 (zǎosǐ)
晏駕／晏驾 (yànjià) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
枯死 (kūsǐ) (literary, figurative)
棄世／弃世 (qìshì) (literary)
歸天／归天 (guītiān) (euphemistic)
歸西／归西 (guīxī) (euphemistic)
歸道山／归道山 (guī dàoshān) (literary, euphemistic)
死 (sǐ)
死亡 (sǐwáng) (formal)
死人 (sǐrén)
死去 (sǐqù) (informal)
死掉 (sǐdiào) (informal)
死翹翹／死翘翘 (sǐqiàoqiào) (informal, humorous)
死脫／死脱 (⁵shi-theq) (Wu)
殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic)
氣絕／气绝 (qìjué) (literary)
永眠 (yǒngmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
沒世／没世 (mòshì) (literary)
沉眠 (chénmián) (euphemistic)
消忒 (Hakka, euphemistic)
物化 (wùhuà) (literary)
畢命／毕命 (bìmìng) (formal, euphemistic)
病亡 (bìngwáng) (to die of illness)
病故 (bìnggù) (to die of illness)
病死 (bìngsǐ) (to die of illness)
病逝 (bìngshì) (to die of illness)
百年歸老／百年归老 (bǎiniánguīlǎo) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
盡命／尽命 (jìnmìng) (literary, euphemistic)
終／终 (zhōng) (literary, or in compounds, euphemistic)
絕／绝 (jué) (literary, or in compounds)
翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous)
老了 (lǎo le) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
蒙主寵召／蒙主宠召 (méngzhǔchǒngzhào) (euphemistic)
薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials)
薨逝 (hōngshì) (of feudal lords)
被難／被难 (bèinàn) (to be killed in a disaster, political incident, etc.)
見背／见背 (jiànbèi) (literary, of one's parents or elders)
見閻王／见阎王 (jiàn Yánwáng) (figurative)
賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
走 (zǒu) (euphemistic)
走去踮 (Hokkien, euphemistic)
身亡 (shēnwáng) (formal, usually from unnatural causes)
逝世 (shìshì)
進棺材／进棺材 (jìn guāncái)
過世／过世 (guòshì)
過去／过去 (guòqù) (euphemistic)
過往／过往 (Hokkien, euphemistic, Teochew, euphemistic)
過身／过身 (guòshēn) (literary)
過面／过面 (Hokkien)
長山賣鴨卵／长山卖鸭卵 (Hakka, euphemistic)
長眠／长眠 (chángmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
閉眼／闭眼 (bìyǎn) (euphemistic)
隕落／陨落 (yǔnluò) (euphemistic)
離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic)
駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
駕鶴西去／驾鹤西去 (jiàhèxīqù) (euphemistic)
駕鶴西遊／驾鹤西游 (jiàhèxīyóu) (euphemistic)
龍馭上賓／龙驭上宾 (lóngyùshàngbīn) (of an emperor)

(live in seclusion):

屏居 (bǐngjū) (literary)
幽居 (yōujū) (literary)
幽棲／幽栖 (yōuqī) (literary)
杜門／杜门 (dùmén) (literary, figurative)
臥／卧 (wò) (literary)
臥雲／卧云 (wòyún) (literary)
豹隱／豹隐 (bàoyǐn) (literary)
退居 (tuìjū) (literary)
退隱／退隐 (tuìyǐn) (of an official, renowned person)
遁世 (dùnshì) (literary)
遁跡／遁迹 (dùnjì) (literary)
避世 (bìshì)
閉門／闭门 (bìmén) (literary, figurative)
隱居／隐居 (yǐnjū)
隱逸／隐逸 (yǐnyì) (literary)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
辭	世
じ Hyōgaiji	せい Grade: 3
on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 辭世 – see the following entry.

【辞世じせい】

[noun] a death poem

[noun] death

(This term, 辭世, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

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