- 命赴黄泉 mìngfù Huángquán dieTo pass away or meet one's end; literally to go to the underworld (the Yellow Springs).
- 命归黄泉 mìngguī Huángquán dieto pass away or meet one's end (literally to return to the Yellow Springs, the underworld)
- 抱恨黄泉 bàohènhuángquán die with regretto harbor regrets into the afterlife