created sense approved 上西天 · shàngxītiān · to go to the Western Paradise — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
上西天
shàngxītiān
to go to the Western Paradise
In Buddhism, to travel to the Pure Land or Western Paradise in search of Buddhist scriptures.
上, 西天
上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · to go up 西天 (literal) → 西天 · xītiān · Western Paradise
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 上西天 · shàngxītiān · to die — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
上西天
shàngxītiān
to die
To pass away or kick the bucket; often used figuratively or as a threat.
上, 西天
上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · to go up 西天 (literal) → 西天 · xītiān · Western Paradise
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition