- 入土为安 rùtǔwéi'ān to be laid to restTo be buried and find peace; often used to express that the deceased can only rest once their body has been returned to the earth.
- 半截入土 bànjiérùtǔ to have one foot in the grave(idiom) half buried in the earth; nearing the end of one's life; very old or close to death
- 半截身子入土 bànjiéshēnzirùtǔ to have one foot in the gravehalf the body has entered the earth; to be very old and near death
