originate from
Deng Youmei's Wu Na: "The old lady will keep her word. Soon after this, she will drive the crane to the west, and Ziyun will officially take care of her family."
use
As predicate and object; A euphemism for death.
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synonym
Driving a crane into immortality: refers to the nickname of death.
Chapter 54 of Yang Daqun's "The Legend of Kanto": "Dad, you have become an immortal by driving a crane, hehe." ?
antonym
Endless: refers to a life span of 10,000 years, with no end.
Ba Jin's Random Thoughts of the People of China: "May our dear mother, our great socialist long live the motherland!"