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上西天

上西天

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	Western Paradise
simp. and trad. (上西天)		上	西天

Verb

上西天

(Buddhism) to go to Western Paradise
(euphemistic) to die; to enter heaven

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shàngxītiān

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄊㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ sai¹ tin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shàngxītiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄊㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshitian
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁵ sai¹ tin¹
  - Yale: séuhng sāi tīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ sai¹ tin¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ sɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵/