归西 (guī xī) — (sostantivo, eufemistico) morte; decesso (specialmente in contesto buddista)

Definizione

A literary/Buddhist euphemism for 'passing away' — softer than 死 and 去世, almost never used in everyday speech.

noun
(sostantivo, eufemistico) mortedecesso (specialmente in contesto buddista)

Esempi

  • 归西
    Lǎo rén de guī xī ràng quán cūn rén dōu hěn bēi shāng.
    The old man's passing made the whole village very sad.
  • 归西
    Tā tí dào zǔ fù de guī xī shí, shēng yīn hěn dī.
    His voice was low when he mentioned his grandfather's death.
  • 归西
    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.

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