"big sleep" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 長眠（死亡的委婉說法）

Definition

一種委婉、溫和的說法，用來指死亡，尤其在與小孩交談或文學中。也可指長時間或深度的睡眠。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Big sleep”多用於文學或非正式場合表示死亡，並非科學或正式表達。一般會理解為指死亡，除非上下文很明確。

Examples

Some people call death the big sleep.

有些人把死亡稱為**長眠**。

The old cat finally went to the big sleep last night.

老貓昨晚終於進入了**長眠**。

Many stories use the term big sleep when someone dies.

很多故事在有人去世時會用**長眠**這個詞。

When Grandpa passed away, Mom told us he went to the big sleep.

外公去世時，媽媽告訴我們他進入了**長眠**。

After the accident, everyone was too sad to talk about the big sleep directly.

事故之後，大家太傷心了，不想直接談**長眠**這個話題。

He joked, 'Don’t wake me up, I’m enjoying the big sleep!', but everyone knew what he meant.

他開玩笑說：「別叫醒我，我正在享受**長眠**！」但大家都明白他的意思。