







宫车晚出 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a euphemism for the death or demise of an emperor or a sovereign”. Literally, the imperial carriage departing late. Literally, “Imperial carriage departs late”.

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Open the tool →宫车晚出 (gōng chē wǎn chū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a euphemism for the death or demise of an emperor or a sovereign”.
宫车晚出 is pronounced gōng chē wǎn chū in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 宫车晚出 means “Imperial carriage departs late”. It is used to mean “a euphemism for the death or demise of an emperor or a sovereign”.
宫车:古代帝王所乘的车。宫车迟迟不出。旧为帝王死亡的讳辞