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Jyutping lei4 sai3
Pinyin lí shì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to pass away
  2. death
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞、名詞
    字面​係​解離開​人世​,​委婉​咁​指​死亡
    to pass away; literally: to leave this world
    • 當時巨星張國榮嘅離世震驚全港。
      当时巨星张国荣嘅离世震惊全港。
      dong1 si4 ngai6 jan4 zoeng1 gwok3 wing4 ge3 lei4 sai3 zan3 ging1 cyun4 gong2.
      The death of superstar Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing shocked the entire city of Hong Kong then.
  2. 近義詞
    仙遊、與世長辭、謝世、辭世、逝世、過身
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, euphemistic
    to pass away
    (syn.) 死人, 早死, 傾亡, 故世, 升天, 斃命, 入寂, 呜呼, 死脱, 故, 翹辮子, 過身, 上路, 下世, 歸道山, 身亡, 倾亡, 物化, 回老家, 丧命, 作古, 闭眼, 消忒, 病故, 亡故, 驾鹤西游, 就义, 過去, 走去踮, 盡命, 倾世, 凋謝, 丧生, 毕命, 被難, 走, 棄世, 過往, 陨落, 駕崩, 归天, 歸西, 不在, 仙游, 終, 过去, 圓寂, 去世, 宾天, 枯死, 見背, 進棺材, 過世, 百年歸老, 过世, 死, 駕鶴西遊, 薨逝, 长眠, 归西, 被难, 長眠, 嗝屁, 嗚呼, 崩殂, 崩, 翘辫子, 閉眼, 龍馭上賓, 归道山, 歸天, 晏驾, 弃世, 隕落, 故去, 死掉, 辭世, 终, 傾世, 驾鹤西去, 合眼, 沒世, 挂, 死翹翹, 病逝, 丧亡, 寿终正寝, 見閻王, 掛, 绝, 往生, 毙命, 仙逝, 長山賣鴨卵, 嚥氣, 殞, 死脫, 晏駕, 駕鶴西去, 老了, 仙遊, 凋谢, 忽然, 咽气, 上天, 尽命, 进棺材, 见阎王, 气绝, 小喇叭儿吹了, 不幸, 喪命, 薨, 见背, 就義, 永眠, 驾崩, 辞世, 賓天, 畢命, 氣絕, 小喇叭兒吹了, 做鬼, 喪生, 龙驭上宾, 死去, 安息, 即世, 死翘翘, 過面, 过往, 安眠, 圆寂, 死亡, 长山卖鸭卵, 殒, 喪亡, 壽終正寢, 百年归老, 絕, 过身, 逝世, 过面, 没世
  2. verb
    to detach oneself from this mortal world
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她目睹爱犬在意外中离世,不禁泪如泉涌。
    她目睹愛犬在意外中離世,不禁淚如泉湧。
    tā mù dǔ ài quǎn zài yì wài zhōng lí shì , bù jīn lèi rú quán yǒng 。
    • She shed plentiful tears when her beloved dog was killed in an accident.
  2. Mandarin
    她得知父亲突然离世,不禁心如刀割。
    她得知父親突然離世,不禁心如刀割。
    tā dé zhī fù qīn tū rán lí shì , bù jīn xīn rú dāo gē 。
    • She was filled with deep grief to hear of her father's sudden death.
  3. Mandarin
    家父是在三年前离世的,也就是一九七七年。
    家父是在三年前離世的,也就是一九七七年。
    jiā fù shì zài sān nián qián lí shì de , yě jiù shì yī jiǔ qī qī nián 。
    • My father died three years ago, that is to say in 1977.
  4. Mandarin
    他昨晚在家中安详地离世了。
    他昨晚在家中安詳地離世了。
    tā zuó wǎn zài jiā zhōng ān xiáng dì lí shì le 。
    • He passed on quietly at his home last night.
  5. Mandarin
    他母亲的离世带给他悲伤和遗憾。
    他母親的離世帶給他悲傷和遺憾。
    tā mǔ qīn de lí shì dài gěi tā bēi shāng hé yí hàn 。
    • The loss of his mother brought him sorrow and regret.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢日前仲有露面,估唔到今朝离世。
    佢日前仲有露面,估唔到今朝離世。
    keoi5 jat6 cin4 zung6 jau5 lou6 min6, gu2 m4 dou3 gam1 ziu1 lei4 sai3.
    • 他日前仍有露面,詎料今早離世。
    • He showed up in public a few days ago. It is unexpected that he passed away this morning.
  2. Cantonese
    呢位大老倌生前都帮梨园做咗好多嘢,戏行中人对佢离世都深感婉惜。
    呢位大老倌生前都幫梨園做咗好多嘢,戲行中人對佢離世都深感婉惜。
    ni1 wai2 daai6 lou5 gun1 sang1 cin4 dou1 bong1 lei4 jyun4 zou6 zo2 hou2 do1 je5, kek6 hong4 zung1 jan4 deoi3 keoi5 lei4 sai3 dou1 sam1 gam2 jyun2 sik1.
    • This Cantonese Opera star contributed a lot for the industry in his life. All the practitioners feel their sympathies for his passing away.
  3. Cantonese
    脱离世俗烦嚣
    脱離世俗煩囂
    tut3 lei4 sai3 zuk6 faan4 hiu1
    • to get away from the hustle and bustle of the world
  4. Cantonese
    睇住同伴离世,𠮶种心情难以言喻。
    睇住同伴離世,嗰種心情難以言喻。
    tai2 zyu6 tung4 bun6 lei4 sai3, go2 zung2 sam1 cing4 naan4 ji5 jin4 jyu6
    • Seeing my peer pass away, my feeling is too complicated to put into words.
  5. Cantonese
    党主席喺任内离世,议席出缺。
    黨主席喺任內離世,議席出缺。
    dong2 zyu2 zik6 hai2 jam6 noi6 lei4 sai3, ji5 zik6 ceot1 kyut3.
    • The chairperson of the party passed away during the term, and his seat became vacant.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    安详离世
    安詳離世
    ān xiáng lí shì
    • to pass away peacefully