不死

Chinese

		not; no; (negative prefix)	to die; inpassable; uncrossable to die; inpassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
simp. and trad. (不死)		不	死

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùsǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ sei²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: bùsǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: busyy
    • IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ sei²
    • Yale: bāt séi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ sei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ séi²
    • IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ sei̯³⁵/

Noun

不死

1. immortality; eternal life

Adjective

不死

1. immortal

Synonyms

• 不朽 (bùxiǔ)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
不	死
ふ Grade: 4	し Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

/husi/ [ɸuɕi] .

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) ふし​ [fùshíꜜ] (Odaka - [2])
  • IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟̊ᵝɕi]

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) ふ​し [fúꜜshì] (Atamadaka - [1])
  • IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

不死 (hiragana ふし, rōmaji fushi)

1. life without death; eternal life; immortality
2. undying

Derived terms

• 不 (ふ)死 (し)鳥 (ちょう) (fushichō)
• 不老不死 (ふろうふし) (furōfushi)