hǎi​zàng

burial at sea

海葬 hǎi​zàng
burial at sea
A type of funeral where a body or cremated remains are committed to the sea; nowadays commonly refers to scattering ashes in the ocean.
to bury at sea
To perform a sea burial by committing a body or ashes to the ocean.

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0.060 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.173 per million

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