化去

Chinese

		to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform	to go; to leave; to remove
trad. (化去)		化	去
simp. #(化去)		化	去

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huàqù

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huàqù
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huàcyù
    • Wade–Giles: hua⁴-chʻü⁴
    • Yale: hwà-chyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huahchiuh
    • Palladius: хуацюй (xuacjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: xwaeH khjoH

Rime
Character	化	去
Reading #	1/1	2/2
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	麻 (99)	魚 (22)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	II	III
Fanqie	呼霸切	丘倨切
Baxter	xwaeH	khjoH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/hˠuaH/	/kʰɨʌH/
Pan Wuyun	/hʷᵚaH/	/kʰiɔH/
Shao Rongfen	/xuaH/	/kʰiɔH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/hwaɨH/	/kʰɨə̆H/
Li Rong	/xuaH/	/kʰiɔH/
Wang Li	/xwaH/	/kʰĭoH/
Bernard Karlgren	/xwaH/	/kʰi̯woH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	huà	qù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	faa3	heoi3

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*qʷʰˤ<r>aj-s  [k]ʰ(r)ap-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*hŋʷraːls  kʰas/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	化	去
Reading #	1/1	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	huà	qù
Middle Chinese	‹ xwæH ›	‹ khjoH ›
Old Chinese	/*qʷʰˁ<r>aj-s/	/*[k]ʰ(r)ap-s/
English	transform	depart
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	化	去
Reading #	1/1	2/2
No.	5327	10687
Phonetic component	化	去
Rime group	歌	魚
Rime subdivision	1	0
Corresponding MC rime	化	㰦
Old Chinese	/*hŋʷraːls/	/*kʰas/

Verb

化去

1. to ascend to heaven and become an immortal

   • 居久之，李少君病死。天子以為化去不死，而使黃錘史寬舒受其方。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     居久之，李少君病死。天子以为化去不死，而使黄锤史宽舒受其方。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Jū jiǔ zhī, Lǐ Shàojūn bìngsǐ. Tiānzǐ yǐwèi huàqù bùsǐ, ér shǐ Huáng Chuí Shǐ Kuānshū shòu qí fāng. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (euphemistic) to pass away

   • 同物既無慮，化去不復悔。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     同物既无虑，化去不复悔。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 5th century, Tao Yuanming, 《讀＜山海經＞》

     Tóng wù jì wúlǜ, huàqù bùfù huǐ. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• (to die):

• 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)
• 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, derogatory)
• 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)
• 安息 (ānxī) (euphemistic)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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) (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)
• 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)
• 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)