與世長辭

简 与世长辞 · 繁 與世長辭
Mandarin · pinyin yǔ shì cháng cí

Meanings

  1. to die
  2. to depart from the world forever
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與
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世
shì · generation; world; era
長
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
辭
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与
yǔ · and; with; to; for; give, grant
长
zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
辞
cí · words, speech, expression, phrase
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3–4–2–2 · yu3 shi4 chang2 ci2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jyu5 sai3 coeng4 ci4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to die

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