líng

common

Meaning of 哭灵

哭灵 means to wail or cry before a coffin or spirit tablet. Pronounced kū líng.

  • to wail or cry before a coffin or spirit tablet

Definitions & Examples

ér
zài
qīn
de
líng
qián
líng
 
chéng
shēng
 

The daughter wailed before her father's spirit tablet, crying so hard she couldn't speak.

Àn
zhào
 
zhí
qīn
shǔ
yào
wèi
shì
zhě
líng
shǒu
 

According to custom, immediate family members must wail before the deceased and keep vigil through the night.

Líng
táng
 
qīn
péng
men
lún
liú
shàng
qián
líng
 

In the mourning hall, relatives and friends took turns stepping forward to wail before the coffin.