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去世

qù shì

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

qù shì · heoi3 sai3 (Jyutping)

  1. to pass away
  2. to die

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

去

Meaning
go away, leave, depart
Radical
厶
Strokes
5
Components
⿱土厶
Cangjie
GI
Four-corner
4073.1

世

Meaning
generation; world; era
Radical
一
Strokes
5
Components
⿻廿?
Cangjie
PT
Four-corner
4471.7

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