diàn
jiǔ

technical

Meaning of 奠酒

奠酒 means to pour wine on the ground as a ritual offering. Pronounced diàn jiǔ.

  • to pour wine on the ground as a ritual offering

Definitions & Examples

Zài
xiān
de
qián
 
qián
chéng
de
diàn
jiǔ
 

Before the ancestral grave, he reverently poured a libation of wine.

shì
zhōng
 
diàn
jiǔ
shì
zhòng
yào
de
huán
jié
 

Pouring a libation is an important part of the sacrificial ceremony.

huǎn
huǎn
de
jiāng
jiǔ
diàn
zài
shàng
 
gào
wèi
wáng
líng
 

He slowly poured the wine onto the ground to console the spirits of the deceased.

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