shān​líng​bēng

death of an emperor

  • created sense approved 山陵崩 · shān​líng​bēng · death of an emperor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    山陵崩

    shān​líng​bēng

    death of an emperor

    (literary) a polite way to refer to the death of an emperor, king, or queen; literally means "the mountain and hill collapse"

    山陵 (literal) → 山陵 · shān​líng · imperial tomb 崩 (literal) → 崩 · bēng · to die

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