驾鹤西去

Traditional: 駕鶴西去

jià hè xī qù

Dictionary entry

lit. to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise

What does 驾鹤西去 mean?

驾鹤西去 (jià hè xī qù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise

2fig. to pass away (idiom)

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驾Jiàsurname Jia 鹤hècrane 西Xīthe West · abbr. for Spain 西班牙[Xi1 ban1 ya2]去qùto go · to go to (a place)

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驾鹤西去

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