作古

zuògǔ
  1. to die
  2. to pass away

CEDICT

  1. (literary, euphemistic) to pass away; to die
  2. to pass away; to die

Wiktionary

  1. 做了古人，為死亡的婉辭。
  2. 不依成規，自創新例。

重編國語辭典

  1. 去世；死亡（已作古人的省稱）
  2. 自創新例，不依就規

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 作 zuò
  1. to do; to engage in
  2. to write; to compose
  3. to pretend; to feign
  4. to regard as; to consider to be
  5. to be; to act the part of
  6. to feel (itchy, nauseous etc)
  7. writings; works
2 古 gǔ
  1. ancient
  2. old
  3. paleo-

Containing this entry

自我作古 zìwǒzuògǔ

Related entries

一命嗚呼 yīmìngwūhū
  1. to die (idiom)
  2. to breathe one's last
  3. to give up the ghost
下世 xiàshì
  1. to die
  2. future incarnation
  3. next life
  4. to be born
  5. to come into the world
  6. future generation
丟命 diūmìng to die
亡 wáng
  1. to die
  2. to lose
  3. to be gone
  4. to flee
  5. deceased
从古到今，没有过不灭亡的国家。

There has never been a nation that was not eventually destroyed.

Source: Tatoeba

亡故 wánggù
  1. to die
  2. to pass away
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