賓天

Chinese

		visitor; guest	day; sky; heaven
trad. (賓天)		賓	天
simp. (宾天)		宾	天

Etymology

Referring to the monarch's ascent as a guest to heaven.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bīntiān

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄣㄊㄧㄢ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bīntiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄣㄊㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bintian
  - IPA ^(key): /pin⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

Verb

賓天

(euphemistic) to die (said of a king, emperor, monarch, etc.)

Synonyms

駕崩／驾崩 (jiàbēng)
晏駕／晏驾 (yànjià)

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