安息
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Chinese
Etymology 1
content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how |
rest; news; interest rest; news; interest; breath | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (安息) | 安 | 息 | |
| simp. #(安息) | 安 | 息 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄒㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ansi
- Wade–Giles: an1-hsi1
- Yale: ān-syī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anshi
- Palladius: аньси (anʹsi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀän⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄒㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ansí
- Wade–Giles: an1-hsi2
- Yale: ān-syí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anshyi
- Palladius: аньси (anʹsi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀän⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵/
- Homophones:
安息
諳習／谙习
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: on1 sik1
- Yale: ōn sīk
- Cantonese Pinyin: on1 sik7
- Guangdong Romanization: on1 xig1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɔːn⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/
- Homophones:
安息
安適／安适
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: an-sek
- Tâi-lô: an-sik
- Phofsit Daibuun: anseg
- IPA (Xiamen): /an⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /an⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: an-siak
- Tâi-lô: an-siak
- Phofsit Daibuun: ansiag
- IPA (Quanzhou): /an³³ siak̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: an-sit
- Tâi-lô: an-sit
- Phofsit Daibuun: ansid
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /an⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Middle Chinese: 'an sik
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ˤa sək/
- (Zhengzhang): /*qaːn slɯɡ/
Verb
安息
- to rest; to have a rest
- (euphemistic) to rest in peace
- 安息吧！ ― Ānxī ba! ― Rest in peace!
Synonyms
- (to have a rest):
- 休息
- 休憩 (xiūqì) (literary)
- 停歇 (tíngxiē)
- 停睏／停困 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
- 喘氣／喘气 (chuǎnqì) (to take a breather)
- 憩息 (qìxī) (literary)
- 放尞 (Taiwanese Hakka)
- 敨 (tau2) (Cantonese, Hakka)
- 歇 (xiē)
- 歇喘 (Hokkien, to take a breather)
- 歇息 (xiēxi)
- 歇氣／歇气 (xiēqì) (to take a breather)
- 歇𤺪 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 歇睏／歇困 (Hakka, Hokkien)
- (to rest in peace):
- 下世 (xiàshì) (formal)
- 上天 (shàngtiān) (euphemistic)
- 上路 (shànglù) (euphemistic)
- 不在 (bùzài) (euphemistic)
- 不幸 (bùxìng) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic)
- 不祿／不禄 (bùlù) (archaic, euphemistic, of military officers)
- 亡
- 亡故 (wánggù) (literary)
- 仙逝 (xiānshì) (euphemistic)
- 仙遊／仙游 (xiānyóu) (euphemistic)
- 作古 (zuògǔ) (literary, euphemistic)
- 做鬼 (zuòguǐ) (colloquial)
- 傾世／倾世 (qīngshì) (literary)
- 傾亡／倾亡 (qīngwáng) (literary)
- 入寂 (rùjì) (Buddhism, of Buddhist monks)
- 凋謝／凋谢 (diāoxiè) (to die of old age)
- 化去 (huàqù) (euphemistic)
- 升天 (shēngtiān) (euphemistic)
- 即世 (jíshì) (literary)
- 去世 (qùshì)
- 合眼 (héyǎn) (euphemistic)
- 喪亡／丧亡 (sàngwáng) (literary)
- 喪命／丧命 (sàngmìng) (euphemistic)
- 喪生／丧生 (sàngshēng) (euphemistic)
- 嗚呼／呜呼 (wūhū) (euphemistic)
- 嗝屁 (gěpì) (Mandarin, vulgar, dysphemistic)
- 嚥氣／咽气 (yànqì) (colloquial)
- 回老家 (huí lǎojiā) (euphemistic, humorous)
- 圓寂／圆寂 (yuánjì) (of Buddhist monks or nuns)
- 壽終正寢／寿终正寝 (shòuzhōngzhèngqǐn) (euphemistic)
- 失氣／失气 (shīqì) (literary)
- 安眠 (ānmián) (euphemistic)
- 小喇叭兒吹了／小喇叭儿吹了 (xiǎo lǎbār chuī le) (Beijing Mandarin)
- 就義／就义 (jiùyì) (to die a martyr)
- 崩 (bēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
- 崩殂 (bēngcú) (Classical, of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
- 彈老三／弹老三 (Northern Wu, informal, humorous)
- 往生 (wǎngshēng) (euphemistic)
- 忽然 (hūrán) (Classical Chinese, euphemistic)
- 掛／挂 (guà) (slang, humorous)
- 故 (gù)
- 故世 (gùshì) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
- 故去 (gùqù) (euphemistic, chiefly of one's elders)
- 斃命／毙命 (bìmìng) (pejorative)
- 早死 (zǎosǐ)
- 晏駕／晏驾 (yànjià) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
- 枯死 (kūsǐ) (literary, figurative)
- 棄世／弃世 (qìshì) (literary)
- 歸天／归天 (guītiān) (euphemistic)
- 歸西／归西 (guīxī) (euphemistic)
- 歸道山／归道山 (guī dàoshān) (literary, euphemistic)
- 死 (sǐ)
- 死亡 (sǐwáng) (formal)
- 死人 (sǐrén)
- 死去 (sǐqù) (informal)
- 死掉 (sǐdiào) (informal)
- 死翹翹／死翘翘 (sǐqiàoqiào) (informal, humorous)
- 死脫／死脱 (5shi-theq) (Wu)
- 殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic)
- 氣絕／气绝 (qìjué) (literary)
- 永眠 (yǒngmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
- 沒世／没世 (mòshì) (literary)
- 沉眠 (chénmián) (euphemistic)
- 消忒 (Hakka, euphemistic)
- 物化 (wùhuà) (literary)
- 狗帶／狗带 (gǒudài) (slang, neologism)
- 畢命／毕命 (bìmìng) (formal, euphemistic)
- 病亡 (bìngwáng) (to die of illness)
- 病故 (bìnggù) (to die of illness)
- 病死 (bìngsǐ) (to die of illness)
- 病逝 (bìngshì) (to die of illness)
- 瘐死 (yǔsǐ) (of deaths in prison)
- 百年歸老／百年归老 (bǎiniánguīlǎo) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
- 盡命／尽命 (jìnmìng) (literary, euphemistic)
- 終／终 (zhōng) (literary, or in compounds, euphemistic)
- 絕／绝 (jué) (literary, or in compounds)
- 翹辮子／翘辫子 (qiào biànzi) (informal, humorous)
- 老了 (lǎo le) (euphemistic, of the elderly)
- 蒙主寵召／蒙主宠召 (méngzhǔchǒngzhào) (Christianity, euphemistic)
- 薨 (hōng) (Classical Chinese, of feudal lords or high officials)
- 薨逝 (hōngshì) (of feudal lords)
- 被難／被难 (bèinàn) (to be killed in a disaster, political incident, etc.)
- 見背／见背 (jiànbèi) (literary, of one's parents or elders)
- 見閻王／见阎王 (jiàn Yánwáng) (figurative)
- 見馬克思／见马克思 (jiàn Mǎkèsī) (communism, euphemistic)
- 謝世／谢世 (xièshì) (literary)
- 賓天／宾天 (bīntiān) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
- 走 (zǒu) (euphemistic)
- 走去踮 (Hokkien, euphemistic)
- 身亡 (shēnwáng) (formal, usually from unnatural causes)
- 辭世／辞世 (císhì) (literary)
- 辭塵／辞尘 (cíchén) (literary, euphemistic)
- 逝世 (shìshì)
- 進棺材／进棺材 (jìn guāncái)
- 過世／过世 (guòshì)
- 過去／过去 (guòqù) (euphemistic)
- 過往／过往 (Hokkien, euphemistic, Teochew, euphemistic)
- 過身／过身 (guòshēn) (literary)
- 過面／过面 (Hokkien)
- 長山賣鴨卵／长山卖鸭卵 (Hakka, euphemistic)
- 長眠／长眠 (chángmián) (euphemistic, honorific)
- 閉眼／闭眼 (bìyǎn) (euphemistic)
- 隕落／陨落 (yǔnluò) (euphemistic)
- 離世／离世 (líshì) (euphemistic)
- 駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng) (of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)
- 駕鶴西去／驾鹤西去 (jiàhèxīqù) (euphemistic)
- 駕鶴西遊／驾鹤西游 (jiàhèxīyóu) (euphemistic)
- 龍馭上賓／龙驭上宾 (lóngyùshàngbīn) (of an emperor)
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (安息) | 安 | 息 | |
| simp. #(安息) | 安 | 息 | |
Phonetic transcription of the name of Arsaces I of Parthia who founded the dynasty. Compare Parthian 𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊 (Aršak), Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (Aršaka-), Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης (Arsákēs).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄒㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Ansi
- Wade–Giles: An1-hsi1
- Yale: Ān-syī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Anshi
- Palladius: Аньси (Anʹsi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀän⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄒㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Ansí
- Wade–Giles: An1-hsi2
- Yale: Ān-syí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Anshyi
- Palladius: Аньси (Anʹsi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀän⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: on1 sik1
- Yale: ōn sīk
- Cantonese Pinyin: on1 sik7
- Guangdong Romanization: on1 xig1
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɔːn⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/
- Homophones:
安息
安適／安适
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Middle Chinese: 'an sik
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ˤa sək/
- (Zhengzhang): /*qaːn slɯɡ/
Proper noun
安息
Synonyms
- 安石 (Ānshí)
Derived terms
- 安息香 (ānxīxiāng)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 安 | 息 |
| あん Grade: 3 |
そく Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |