| Change log entry 1640 | |
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| Processed by: | miles (2007-10-21 23:27:12 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 1796 - submitted by 'mdbg' >> ## segment 2 / 2 << resubmitted review queue entry 1791 - submitted by 'stevendaniels' >> 30+ ways to die. There are supposedly over 300 different ways of saying "to die" in Chinese. |
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+ 成仁 成仁 [cheng2 ren2] /to die for a good cause/ + 仙逝 仙逝 [xian1 shi4] /to die/to depart this mortal coil/ + 歸西 归西 [gui1 xi1] /to die/euphemism, lit. to return West or to the Western Paradise/ + 歸真返璞 归真返璞 [gui1 zhen1 fan3 pu2] /to return to one's true self/to regain the natural state/ - 知足 知足 [zhi1 zu2] /(v) to be content with one's situation/contentment brings happiness/ + 知足 知足 [zhi1 zu2] /content with one's situation/to know contentment (hence happiness)/ + 歸真 归真 [gui1 zhen1] /to die (Buddh.)/ + 成仙 成仙 [cheng2 xian1] /to become immortal/ + 駕鶴西遊 驾鹤西游 [jia4 he4 Xi1 you2] /to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise/ + 駕鶴成仙 驾鹤成仙 [jia4 he4 cheng2 xian1] /to fly on a crane and become immortal/ + 婉稱 婉称 [wan3 cheng1] /euphemism (tactful expression for sth unpleasant such as death)/ + 坐化 坐化 [zuo4 hua4] /to die (Buddh.)/ + 圓寂 圆寂 [yuan2 ji4] /to pass away (of Buddh. monks, nuns)/death/ + 滅度 灭度 [Mie4 du4] /Nirvana (Buddh.)/to extinguish worries and the sea of grief/ - 涅槃 涅盘 [nie4 pan2] /Nirvana (Buddh.)/ + 涅槃 涅盘 [Nie4 pan2] /Nirvana (Buddh.)/ + 涅磐 涅磐 [Nie4 pan2] /Nirvana (Buddh.)/ + 赴陰曹 赴阴曹 [fu4 yin1 cao2] /to enter hell/ + 上西天 上西天 [shang4 xi1 tian1] /to enter heaven/to rise to the Western Paradise/ + 跨鶴西遊 跨鹤西游 [kua4 he4 xi1 you2] /to die/ + 跨鶴 跨鹤 [kua4 he4] /to die/to fly on a crane/ + 乘鶴 乘鹤 [cheng2 he4] /to fly on a crane/to die/ |