What does it mean to drive a crane west?

Traveling westward with cranes: the nickname of death. Cranes are auspicious things. Going west means entering heaven. It means riding a crane to heaven. Extended meaning: taboo sentences about death. It contains the meaning of respect and blessing for the deceased.

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.

Extended data

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!"