We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「與世長辭」, explained below.
Introducing the idiom 「與世長辭」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.
Farewell: farewell. Farewell to the world forever. Refers to death.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǔ shì zhǎng cí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yu5 sai3 cheung4/jeung2 chi4
Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.

