Meaning of 辞灶
辞灶 means to send off the Kitchen God to heaven (traditional custom on the 23rd or 24th of the twelfth lunar month). Pronounced cí zào.
- to send off the Kitchen God to heaven (traditional custom on the 23rd or 24th of the twelfth lunar month)
Definitions & Examples
Là腊
yuè月
èr二
shí十
sān三
，
jiā家
jiā家
hù户
hù户
dōu都
yào要
cí辞
zào灶
。
On the twenty-third of the twelfth lunar month, every household must send off the Kitchen God.
Cí辞
zào灶
de的
shí时
hou候
，
rén人
men们
huì会
bǎi摆
shàng上
táng糖
guǒ果
，
xī希
wàng望
zào灶
shén神
shàng上
tiān天
yán言
hǎo好
shì事
。
When sending off the Kitchen God, people set out sweets, hoping the Kitchen God will speak good things when he reaches heaven.
Àn按
zhào照
chuán传
tǒng统
xí习
sú俗
，
cí辞
zào灶
zhī之
hòu后
jiù就
shì是
xiǎo小
nián年
le了
。
According to traditional customs, after sending off the Kitchen God comes the Little New Year.
Yé爷
ye爷
shuō说
，
yǐ以
qián前
cí辞
zào灶
yào要
zhǔn准
bèi备
hěn很
duō多
gòng供
pǐn品
。
Grandfather said that in the past, sending off the Kitchen God required preparing many offerings.