归西 (guī xī) — (noun, euphemistic) death; passing away (especially in Buddhist context)

Definition

Examples

• 老人的归西让全村人都很悲伤。
  Lǎo rén de guī xī ràng quán cūn rén dōu hěn bēi shāng.
  The old man's passing made the whole village very sad.
• 他提到祖父的归西时，声音很低。
  Tā tí dào zǔ fù de guī xī shí, shēng yīn hěn dī.
  His voice was low when he mentioned his grandfather's death.
• 佛教徒相信归西后能去极乐世界。
  Fó jiào tú xiāng xìn guī xī hòu néng qù jí lè shì jiè.
  Buddhists believe that after death they can go to the Pure Land.