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Jyutping dang1 sin1
Pinyin dēng xiān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to become immortal
  2. big promotion
  3. die
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to die
  2. verb
    to become immortal
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    浩浩乎如冯虚御风,而不知其所止;飘飘乎如遗世独立,羽化而登仙。
    浩浩乎如馮虛御風,而不知其所止;飄飄乎如遺世獨立,羽化而登仙。
    hào hào hū rú píng xū yù fēng , ér bù zhī qí suǒ zhǐ ; piāo piāo hū rú yí shì dú lì , yǔ huà ér dēng xiān .
    • It feels as free as if we were riding the wind, not knowing where it's bound; I became as light as if I had left the human world, ascending to heaven and becoming immortal.