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撒手人寰

Mandarin · pinyin sā shǒu rén huán

to leave one's mortal frame (idiom)
to die

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撒: sā · release, cast away, let go; disperse; relax
手: shǒu · hand
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
寰: huán · great domain, country, world

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1–3–2–2 · sa1 shou3 ren2 huan2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

saat3 sau2 jan4 waan4

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(idiomatic) to pass away (to die)

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