bàn

dialect
formal

Meaning of 伴宿

伴宿 means to keep vigil by the coffin on the night before the funeral; to accompany someone overnight; to stay with for the night. Pronounced bàn sù.

  • to keep vigil by the coffin on the night before the funeral
  • to accompany someone overnight; to stay with for the night

Definitions & Examples

Àn
zhào
běn
 
qīn
rén
shì
hòu
yào
bàn
宿
 

According to local custom, family members must keep vigil for a night after a relative passes away.

qǐng
le
jià
 
huí
jiā
wèi
bàn
宿
 

He asked for leave to go home and keep vigil for his grandmother.

Bàn
宿
de
shì
xiàn
le
duì
shì
zhě
de
zuì
hòu
péi
bàn
 

The vigil ritual embodies the final companionship for the deceased.