升遐

shēngxiá
to pass away (of an emperor)

CEDICT

  1. 升天。
  2. 帝王逝世。
  3. 遠離塵囂，靜心修道。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

昇遐 shēngxiá

Entry Composition

=1 升 shēng
  1. to ascend; to rise
  2. to promote; to elevate
  3. liter
  4. unit of dry measure for grain (= one liter or one-tenth dou 斗 dǒu)
=1 升 shēng
  1. to ascend; to rise (variant of 升 shēng)
  2. to promote; to elevate (variant of 升 shēng)
=1 升 shēng
  1. to ascend; to rise (variant of 升 shēng)
  2. to promote; to elevate (variant of 升 shēng)
2 遐 xiá
  1. distant
  2. long-lasting
  3. to abandon

Related entries

去世 qùshì
  1. to pass away
  2. to die
汤姆去世了。

Tom died.

Source: Tatoeba

去逝 qùshì
  1. to pass away
  2. to die
示寂 shìjì to pass away (of a monk or nun)
見背 jiànbèi (formal, tactful) (of an elder) to pass away
賓天 bīntiān (euphemism) (of an emperor or other highly respected person) to pass away
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