祖奠
zǔ​diàn

ancestral sacrifice

  • created sense approved 祖奠 · zǔ​diàn · ancestral sacrifice — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    祖奠

    zǔ​diàn

    ancestral sacrifice

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

    祖 (literal) → 祖 · zǔ · ancestral temple 奠 (literal) → 奠 · diàn · to offer sacrifices

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  • created sense approved 祖奠 · zǔ​diàn · funeral eve sacrifice — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    祖奠

    zǔ​diàn

    funeral eve sacrifice

    (literary) A sacrifice made to the spirit of the deceased on the eve of the funeral procession

    祖 (literal) → 祖 · zǔ · to give a send-off 奠 (literal) → 奠 · diàn · to offer sacrifices

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