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安on1息sik1

on1 sik1Ān xīān xī

English

  1. Parthia (ancient country in central Asia)
  2. to rest; to go to sleep
  3. to rest in peace
  4. Parthia
  5. to rest in peace

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 古國名。漢武帝時曾派使者到安息,後遂有往來。與中國交通頗早,佛教興盛,有高僧安清等多人入中國傳教。見《史記.卷一二三.大宛傳》。也稱為「帕提亞」。
  2. 安穩噉休息,表示死亡或對死者表示悼念嘅用語

Examples

  • 安息吧。

    Rest in peace.

    Tatoeba · fup6m3vj0 CC BY

  • 愿他安息!

    Peace to his ashes!

    Tatoeba · ydcok CC BY

  • 愿你的在天之灵安息。

    May your soul rest in peace.

    Tatoeba · Jokubas CC BY

  • 希望各國嘅死難者安息啦!

    We hope that the victims from each country will rest in peace.

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

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