命歸黃泉

ming6 gwai1 wong4 cyun4

lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huang2 quan2]{wong4 cyun4} (idiom) · fig. to die · to meet one's end

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huang2 quan2]{wong4 cyun4} (idiom)
  2. fig. to die
  3. to meet one's end

Written Forms

命歸黃泉Traditional · Main Form
命归黄泉Alternate Form

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