liàn

technical
archaic

Meaning of 大殓

大殓 means to place the deceased in the coffin and seal the lid; encoffining. Pronounced dà liàn.

  • to place the deceased in the coffin and seal the lid; encoffining

Definitions & Examples

Àn
zhào
jiù
 
liàn
tōng
cháng
zài
shì
zhě
shì
sān
tiān
hòu
jìn
xíng
 

According to old customs, the encoffining ceremony is usually held three days after the person's death.

liàn
shì
jié
shù
hòu
 
qīn
péng
hǎo
yǒu
huì
xiàng
guān
xíng
gào
bié
 

After the encoffining ceremony concludes, relatives and friends will bow to the coffin to say their final farewells.

Suí
zhe
shí
dài
biàn
qiān
 
duō
chuán
tǒng
de
liàn
shì
yǒu
suǒ
jiǎn
huà
 

With the changing times, many traditional encoffining rituals have been simplified.