# 永眠
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yǒngmián
    (Zhuyin): ㄩㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄢˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): wing$^5$ min$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yǒngmián
*** Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˇ ㄇㄧㄢˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yǒngmián
*** Wade–Giles: yung$^3$-mien$^2$
*** Yale: yǔng-myán
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeongmian
*** Palladius: юнмянь (junmjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wing$^5$ min$^4$
*** Yale: wíhng mìhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wing$^5$ min$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wing$^5$ min$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /wɪŋ¹³ miːn²¹/

### Verb

永眠
* (euphemistic, honorific) to die; to pass away; to rest eternally

#### Synonyms

* 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 ($^5$shi-theq) (Wu)
* 殞／殒 (yǔn) (archaic)
* 氣絕／气绝 (qìjué) (literary)
* 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)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 永 | 眠 |
| えい Grade: 5 | みん Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [e̞ːmʲĩɴ]

### Noun

永(えい)眠(みん) • (eimin)
* death, eternal sleep

### Verb

永(えい)眠(みん)する • (eimin suru) suru (stem 永(えい)眠(みん)し (eimin shi), past 永(えい)眠(みん)した (eimin shita))
* to die, to pass away

#### Conjugation

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") :
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 永眠し | えいみんし | eimin shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 永眠し | えいみんし | eimin shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 永眠する | えいみんする | eimin suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 永眠する | えいみんする | eimin suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 永眠すれ | えいみんすれ | eimin sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 永眠せよ¹ 永眠しろ² | えいみんせよ¹ えいみんしろ² | eimin seyo¹ eimin shiro² |
| Key constructions ||||
| Passive | 永眠される | えいみんされる | eimin sareru |
| Causative | 永眠させる 永眠さす | えいみんさせる えいみんさす | eimin saseru eimin sasu |
| Potential | 永眠できる | えいみんできる | eimin dekiru |
| Volitional | 永眠しよう | えいみんしよう | eimin shiyō |
| Negative | 永眠しない | えいみんしない | eimin shinai |
| Negative continuative | 永眠せず | えいみんせず | eimin sezu |
| Formal | 永眠します | えいみんします | eimin shimasu |
| Perfective | 永眠した | えいみんした | eimin shita |
| Conjunctive | 永眠して | えいみんして | eimin shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 永眠すれば | えいみんすれば | eimin sureba |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ||||

#### Synonyms

* See Thesaurus:死ぬ

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 永 | 眠 |

### Noun

永眠 • (yeongmyeon) (hangeul 영면)
* hanja form of 영면 (“death, eternal sleep”)