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安息

Mandarin · pinyin ān xī#

to rest; to go to sleep
to rest in peace

Mandarin · pinyin Ān xī#

Parthia (ancient country in central Asia)

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安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
息: xī · rest, put stop to, end, cease

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1–1 · an1 xi1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

on1 sik1

Cantonese word readings for 安息. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb · Etymology 1

to rest; to have a rest
(euphemistic) to rest in peace

name · Etymology 2

(historical) Parthian Empire

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