zhé​rén​qí​wěi

a wise man has passed away

Senses

哲人其萎 zhé​rén​qí​wěi (also zhé​rén​qí​wēi) a wise man has passed away

Literary idiom used to express mourning for the death of a great person or wise elder

References

see 哲人其萎/哲人其萎 礼记/禮記
synonym 兰摧玉折/蘭摧玉折 哲人其萎/哲人其萎