# 上天
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shàngtiān
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng$^6$ tin$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): song-thiên
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng-thian / siāng-thian
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shàngtiān
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shàngtian
*** Wade–Giles: shang$^4$-tʻien$^1$
*** Yale: shàng-tyān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqtian
*** Palladius: шантянь (šantjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: soeng$^6$ tin$^1$
*** Yale: seuhng tīn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: soeng$^6$ tin$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sêng$^6$ tin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /sœːŋ²² tʰiːn⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: song-thiên
*** Hakka Romanization System: song tien$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: song$^4$ tian$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /soŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯en²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-thian
*** Tâi-lô: siōng-thian
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngtiefn
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tʰiɛn³³/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siāng-thian
*** Tâi-lô: siāng-thian
*** Phofsit Daibuun: siaxngtiefn
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /siaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/

#### Noun

上天
* Heaven; God
* the sky above

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shàngtiān
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng$^5$ tin$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sông-thiên
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiūⁿ-thiⁿ / chiōⁿ-thiⁿ / chiǔⁿ-thiⁿ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shàngtiān
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄧㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shàngtian
*** Wade–Giles: shang$^4$-tʻien$^1$
*** Yale: shàng-tyān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqtian
*** Palladius: шантянь (šantjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: soeng$^5$ tin$^1$
*** Yale: séuhng tīn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: soeng$^5$ tin$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sêng$^5$ tin$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /sœːŋ¹³ tʰiːn⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sông-thiên
*** Hakka Romanization System: song$^ˊ$ tien$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: song$^1$ tian$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰi̯en²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiūⁿ-thiⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: tsiūnn-thinn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cviuxtvy
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siũ²²⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiōⁿ-thiⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: tsiōnn-thinn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cvioixtvy
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiǔⁿ-thiⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: tsiǔnn-thinn
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siũ²² tʰĩ³³/

#### Verb

上⫽天 (verb-object) (intransitive)
* to go up to the sky
* (euphemistic) to pass away
* (colloquial) to cause big trouble

##### Synonyms

* (pass away):
* 下世 (xiàshì) (formal)
* 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)
* 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

* 捧上天 (pěngshàngtiān)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 上 | 天 |
| じょう Grade: 1 | てん Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi ||

### Noun

上(じょう)天(てん) • (jōten)
* Heaven, God
* going up to the sky, dying

### Verb

上(じょう)天(てん)する • (jōten suru) suru (stem 上(じょう)天(てん)し (jōten shi), past 上(じょう)天(てん)した (jōten shita))
* go up to the sky, die

#### Conjugation

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") :
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 上天し | じょうてんし | jōten shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 上天し | じょうてんし | jōten shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 上天する | じょうてんする | jōten suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 上天する | じょうてんする | jōten suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 上天すれ | じょうてんすれ | jōten sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 上天せよ¹ 上天しろ² | じょうてんせよ¹ じょうてんしろ² | jōten seyo¹ jōten shiro² |
| Key constructions ||||
| Passive | 上天される | じょうてんされる | jōten sareru |
| Causative | 上天させる 上天さす | じょうてんさせる じょうてんさす | jōten saseru jōten sasu |
| Potential | 上天できる | じょうてんできる | jōten dekiru |
| Volitional | 上天しよう | じょうてんしよう | jōten shiyō |
| Negative | 上天しない | じょうてんしない | jōten shinai |
| Negative continuative | 上天せず | じょうてんせず | jōten sezu |
| Formal | 上天します | じょうてんします | jōten shimasu |
| Perfective | 上天した | じょうてんした | jōten shita |
| Conjunctive | 上天して | じょうてんして | jōten shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 上天すれば | じょうてんすれば | jōten sureba |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ||||

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 上 | 天 |

### Noun

上天 • (sangcheon) (hangeul 상천)
* hanja form of 상천 (“going up to the sky”)