駕鶴西去 jià hè xī qù

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise
  2. fig. to pass away (idiom)

CHARACTERS

駕 jià to drive, sail, fly; a cart, carriage
鶴 hè crane; Grus species (various)
西 xī
HSK 1
west(ern); westward, occident
去 qù
HSK 1
go away, leave, depart