船棺葬
chuán​guān​zàng

boat-coffin burial

  • created sense approved 船棺葬 · chuán​guān​zàng · boat-coffin burial — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    船棺葬

    chuán​guān​zàng

    boat-coffin burial

    An ancient burial custom using a boat-shaped coffin, practiced both above ground and in earth pits. Associated with the ancient Yue people of Fujian and Jiangxi as well as the Ba people of Sichuan.

    船 (literal) → 船 · chuán · boat 棺 (literal) → 棺 · guān · coffin 葬 (literal) → 葬 · zàng · burial

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