bjˈuːlɪˌuːɡuː dᵻklˈaɪnd, stˈeɪɾɪŋ ðæt wɛn wˈʌn hˈɜːd ðætðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ hæd dˈaɪd, wˈʌn mˈʌst ɪmˈiːdɪətli ɐtˈɛnd tə ðə fjˈuːnɚɹəl mˈæɾɚz wɪðˌaʊt fˈɪɹɪŋ dɪzˈæstɚ, ænd ðˈɛɹfoːɹ ɹˈʌʃt bˈæk tə pɪŋtʃˈɛŋ.
Buliugu declined, stating that when one heard that the emperor had died, one must immediately attend to the funeral matters without fearing disaster, and therefore rushed back to Pingcheng.