臨終
See also: 临终
Chinese
to face; to overlook; to arrive to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before |
end; finish | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (臨終) | 臨 | 終 | |
| simp. (临终) | 临 | 终 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: línzhōng
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: línjhong
- Wade–Giles: lin2-chung1
- Yale: lín-jūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linjong
- Palladius: линьчжун (linʹčžun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lam4 zung1
- Yale: làhm jūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: lam4 dzung1
- Guangdong Romanization: lem4 zung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɐm²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: lìm-chûng
- Hakka Romanization System: limˇ zungˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: lim2 zung1
- Sinological IPA: /lim¹¹ t͡suŋ²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: lim zhungˋ
- Sinological IPA: /lim⁵⁵ t͡ʃuŋ⁵³/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîm-chiong
- Tâi-lô: lîm-tsiong
- Phofsit Daibuun: limciofng
- IPA (Taipei): /lim²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /lim²⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /lim²³⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
Verb
臨終
- to be approaching one's end; to have one foot in the grave; to be dying from illness
Synonyms
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 臨 | 終 |
| りん Grade: 6 |
しゅう > じゅう Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
臨終 • (rinjū)
- one's deathbed, dying moment, dying breath
Usage notes
This is often used with the honorific prefix 御 (go-) as ご臨終 (gorinjū).
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 臨 | 終 |
Noun
臨終 • (imjong) (hangeul 임종)
- hanja form? of 임종
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 臨 | 終 |
Noun
臨終