粵

歸gwai1西sai1

simp归西
gwai1 sai1guī xī

English

  1. to die (euphemism, lit. to return West or to the Western Paradise)
  2. to die; to pass away

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 指一個人死咗,魂魄返番去西方極樂世界

Examples

  • 我而家送你歸西!

    I shall deliver you to your deathbed!

  • 人人遲早都會歸西。

    We all shall die sooner or later.

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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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