to establish; to fix; to settle or build a firm foundation

To lay the foundation of a building; often used in the context of a formal groundbreaking ceremony.

to hold a memorial ceremony or offer sacrifices at a grave or before a spirit tablet to honor the deceased; to commemorate

founder; pioneer; the person who lays the foundation of a great cause or discipline

stone laid at a ceremony to mark the start of construction, often inscribed with the date

founder; pioneer; one who lays the foundation for something

The act of pouring out wine or other liquids on the ground as a sacrifice or offering.

To set out sacrificial offerings to honor or mourn the recently deceased.

a gift of money given to the family of the deceased to help with funeral costs; traditionally used in place of sacrificial offerings

money given to the family of the deceased to help with funeral expenses

The Dianji Temple in Keelung, Taiwan

to choose or determine the location of a capital city

wine or liquor poured on the ground as a sacrificial offering to gods or the deceased

to pour out wine on the ground as an offering to the deceased or to gods during a memorial or religious ceremony

(literary) A sacrifice or offering made before the tablets of ancestors in an ancestral temple

to offer sacrifices or perform mourning rituals along the route of a funeral procession

To offer food and perform ritual sacrifices while a coffin is kept in a funeral hall before burial.