# 安息
## Chinese
### Etymology 1

* 安息

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ānxī, ānxí
    (Zhuyin): ㄢ ㄒㄧ, ㄢ ㄒㄧˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): on$^1$ sik$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): an-sek / an-siak / an-sit
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ānxī
*** Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄒㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ansi
*** Wade–Giles: an$^1$-hsi$^1$
*** Yale: ān-syī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anshi
*** Palladius: аньси (anʹsi)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀän⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ānxí
*** Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄒㄧˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ansí
*** Wade–Giles: an$^1$-hsi$^2$
*** Yale: ān-syí
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anshyi
*** Palladius: аньси (anʹsi)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀän⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$安息 諳習／谙习
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: on$^1$ sik$^1$
*** Yale: ōn sīk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: on$^1$ sik$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: on$^1$ xig$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɔːn⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$安息 安適／安适
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: an-sek
*** Tâi-lô: an-sik
*** Phofsit Daibuun: anseg
*** IPA (Xiamen): /an⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /an⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪk̚³²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: an-siak
*** Tâi-lô: an-siak
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ansiag
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /an³³ siak̚⁵/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: an-sit
*** Tâi-lô: an-sit
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ansid
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /an⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚³²/
* Middle Chinese: 'an sik
Rime :
| Character | 安 | 息 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 寒 (61) | 職 (134) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 烏寒切 | 相即切 |
| Baxter | 'an | sik |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʔɑn/ | /sɨk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʔɑn/ | /sɨk̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʔɑn/ | /siek̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʔan/ | /sik̚/ |
| Li Rong | /ʔɑn/ | /siək̚/ |
| Wang Li | /ɑn/ | /sĭək̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ʔɑn/ | /si̯ək̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | ān | xi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | on$^1$ | sik$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ʔ]ˤa[n] sək/
    (Zhengzhang): /*qaːn slɯɡ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 安 | 息 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | ān | xī |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ 'an › | ‹ sik › |
| Old Chinese | /*[ʔ]ˁa[n]/ | /*sək/ |
| English | peace(ful) | breathe |
| 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 | 安 | 息 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 11 | 13332 |
| Phonetic component | 安 | 息 |
| Rime group | 元 | 職 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 安 | 息 |
| Old Chinese | /*qaːn/ | /*slɯɡ/ |
| Notes | | 說文自亦聲 |

#### Verb

安息
* to rest; to have a rest
* (euphemistic) to rest in peace
    安息吧！ ― Ānxī ba! ― Rest in peace!

##### Synonyms

* (to have a rest):
* 休息
* 休憩 (xiūqì) (literary)
* 停歇 (tíngxiē)
* 停睏／停困 (Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 喘氣／喘气 (chuǎnqì) (to take a breather)
* 憩息 (qìxī) (literary)
* 放尞 (Taiwanese Hakka)
* 敨 (tau$^2$) (Cantonese, Hakka)
* 歇 (xiē)
* 歇喘 (Hokkien, to take a breather)
* 歇息 (xiēxi)
* 歇氣／歇气 (xiēqì) (to take a breather)
* 歇𤺪 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 歇睏／歇困 (Hakka, Hokkien)
* (to rest in peace):
* 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)
* 化去 (huàqù) (euphemistic)
* 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)
* 失氣／失气 (shīqì) (literary)
* 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 ($^5$shi-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)
* 謝世／谢世 (xièshì) (literary)
* 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)
* 辭塵／辞尘 (cíchén) (literary, euphemistic)
* 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)

##### Derived terms

* 安息主懷／安息主怀
* 安息日 (ānxīrì)

##### Descendants

* → Japanese: 安息(あんそく) (ansoku)
* → Korean: 안식(安息) (ansik)

### Etymology 2

Phonetic transcription of the name of Arsaces I of Parthia who founded the dynasty. Compare Parthian 𐭀𐭓𐭔𐭊 (Aršak), Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎣 (Aršaka-), Ancient Greek Ἀρσάκης (Arsákēs).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Ānxī, Ānxí
    (Zhuyin): ㄢ ㄒㄧ, ㄢ ㄒㄧˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): on$^1$ sik$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Ānxī
*** Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄒㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Ansi
*** Wade–Giles: An$^1$-hsi$^1$
*** Yale: Ān-syī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Anshi
*** Palladius: Аньси (Anʹsi)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀän⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Ānxí
*** Zhuyin: ㄢ ㄒㄧˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Ansí
*** Wade–Giles: An$^1$-hsi$^2$
*** Yale: Ān-syí
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Anshyi
*** Palladius: Аньси (Anʹsi)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀän⁵⁵ ɕi³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: on$^1$ sik$^1$
*** Yale: ōn sīk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: on$^1$ sik$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: on$^1$ xig$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɔːn⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$安息 安適／安适
* Middle Chinese: 'an sik
Rime :
| Character | 安 | 息 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 寒 (61) | 職 (134) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 烏寒切 | 相即切 |
| Baxter | 'an | sik |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʔɑn/ | /sɨk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʔɑn/ | /sɨk̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʔɑn/ | /siek̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʔan/ | /sik̚/ |
| Li Rong | /ʔɑn/ | /siək̚/ |
| Wang Li | /ɑn/ | /sĭək̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ʔɑn/ | /si̯ək̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | ān | xi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | on$^1$ | sik$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ʔ]ˤa[n] sək/
    (Zhengzhang): /*qaːn slɯɡ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 安 | 息 |
| Reading # | 3/3 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | ān | xī |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ 'an › | ‹ sik › |
| Old Chinese | /*[ʔ]ˁa[n]/ | /*sək/ |
| English | 安息 Ānxī (Iranian country in the western regions, W. Hàn; from Aršaka = Arsaces, founder of the Arsacid dynasty) | 安息 Ānxī (Iranian country in the western regions, W. Hàn; from Aršaka = Arsaces, founder of the Arsacid dynasty) |
| 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 | 安 | 息 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 11 | 13332 |
| Phonetic component | 安 | 息 |
| Rime group | 元 | 職 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 安 | 息 |
| Old Chinese | /*qaːn/ | /*slɯɡ/ |
| Notes | | 說文自亦聲 |

#### Proper noun

安息
* (historical) Parthian Empire

##### Synonyms

* 安石 (Ānshí)

##### Derived terms

* 安息香 (ānxīxiāng)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 安 | 息 |
| あん Grade: 3 | そく Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi ||

### Noun

安(あん)息(そく) • (ansoku)
* rest

#### See also

* Appendix:Gikun_Usage_in_Meiji_Version_of_Japanese_Bible/安息