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駕鶴西去

简驾鹤西去 · 繁駕鶴西去

Mandarin · pinyin jià hè xī qù

lit. to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise
fig. to pass away (idiom)

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
去: qù · go away, leave, depart
驾: jià · to drive, sail, fly; a cart, carriage
鹤: hè · crane; Grus species (various)

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4–4–1–4 · jia4 he4 xi1 qu4

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gaa3 hok6 sai1 heoi3

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(euphemistic) to pass away

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