粵

逝sai6世sai3

sai6 sai3shì shì

English

  1. to pass away
  2. (formal; euphemism) to pass away; to die
  3. to die

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 離開人世;係「死亡」比較正式嘅委婉語

Examples

  • 前總統因病逝世。

    The former president lost his battle with the illness.

  • 他昨天逝世了。

    He died yesterday.

    Tatoeba · zhouj1955 CC BY

  • 汤姆逝世于2013年10月20日。

    Tom passed away on October 20, 2013.

    Tatoeba · gumblex CC BY

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

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