離lei4世sai3

English

1. (archaic) to live in seclusion
2. to pass away
3. to pass away; literally: to leave this worldunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 字面係解離開人世，委婉咁指死亡unreviewed?

Examples

• 他昨晚在家中安詳地離世了。

  He passed on quietly at his home last night.

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• 他母亲的离世带给他悲伤和遗憾。

  The loss of his mother brought him sorrow and regret.

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• 她得知父親突然離世，不禁心如刀割。

  She was filled with deep grief to hear of her father's sudden death.

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• 她目睹愛犬在意外中離世，不禁淚如泉湧。

  She shed plentiful tears when her beloved dog was killed in an accident.

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• 家父是在三年前離世的，也就是一九七七年。

  My father died three years ago, that is to say in 1977.

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  當時巨星張國榮嘅離世震驚全港。

  The death of superstar Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing shocked the entire city of Hong Kong then.