to become as light as a feather and ascend to heaven
(in Daoism) to become immortal
to die
of winged insects, to emerge from the cocoon in adult form
eclosion
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb
to eclose; to undergo eclosion
verb, of a Taoist
to die; to pass away
verb
to ascend to heaven and become an immortal
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。
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。
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.
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.