bēn​sāng

to hasten home for a funeral

  • created sense approved 奔丧/奔喪 · bēn​sāng · to hasten home for a funeral — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    奔丧 / 奔喪

    bēn​sāng

    to hasten home for a funeral

    To rush home from another place to attend or arrange the funeral of a parent, grandparent, or other elder relative.

    奔, 丧

    奔 (literal) → 奔 · bēn · to run 丧 (literal) → 丧/喪 · sāng · mourning

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 奔丧/奔喪 · bēn​sāng · Bensang — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    奔丧 / 奔喪

    bēn​sāng

    Bensang

    the title of a chapter in the Book of Rites (Liji) that describes the rituals and etiquette for rushing home upon hearing of a relative's death

    奔 (literal) → 奔 · bēn · to run 丧 (literal) → 丧/喪 · sāng · mourning

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense