撒手人寰

Chinese

		to let go; to give up	the land of the living; the land of mortals
trad. (撒手人寰)		撒手	人寰
simp. #(撒手人寰)		撒手	人寰
Literally: “to let go of the domain of men”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sāshǒurénhuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄚ ㄕㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ sau² jan⁴ waan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sāshǒurénhuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄚ ㄕㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sashǒurénhuán
    • Wade–Giles: sa¹-shou³-jên²-huan²
    • Yale: sā-shǒu-rén-hwán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sashoourenhwan
    • Palladius: сашоужэньхуань (sašoužɛnʹxuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sä⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ xu̯än³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saat³ sau² jan⁴ waan⁴
    • Yale: saat sáu yàhn wàahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ sau² jan⁴ waan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sad³ seo² yen⁴ wan⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːt̚³ sɐu̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ waːn²¹/

Idiom

撒手人寰

1. to pass away (to die)

Synonyms

• 撒手塵寰／撒手尘寰 (sāshǒuchénhuán)