粵

長coeng4眠min4

simp长眠
coeng4 min4cháng mián

English

  1. (euphemism) to rest eternally; to lie buried in (one's final resting place)
  2. to be dead; literally "eternal slumber"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 長睡不起,比喻某人已死

Examples

  • 呢位一代宗師漂泊半生,最終長眠香港。

    This famous master has been wandering for half of his life, and finally laid to rest in Hong Kong.

  • 在拉萊耶的宅邸中,長眠的克蘇魯在夢中等候著。

    In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming.

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

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