归西
归西
guī xī
to die; euphemism, lit. to return West or to the Western Paradise
verb
Traditional: 歸西
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- (verb) to die
- euphemism, lit. to return West or to the Western Paradise
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断袖之癖(duàn xiù zhī pǐ)· lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
→下西洋(xià xī yáng)· to sail West (from China)
→上西天(shàng xī tiān)· to enter heaven
→弥陀(Mí tuó)· Amitabha, the Buddha of the Western Paradise
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