xiǎo​liàn

shrouding the dead

  • created sense approved 小敛/小斂 · xiǎo​liàn · shrouding the dead — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    小敛 / 小斂

    xiǎo​liàn

    shrouding the dead

    a funeral ritual of dressing the deceased and wrapping the body in a shroud before placing it in a coffin

    xiǎo​liǎn

    小 (literal) → 小 · xiǎo · small 敛 (literal) → 敛/斂 · liàn · to shroud

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