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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.