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，为死亡的婉辞。
  2. 不依成规，自创新例。

重編國語辭典

  1. 去世；死亡（已作古人的省称）
  2. 自创新例，不依就规

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

一命呜呼 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
丢命 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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