Meaning of 水葬
水葬 means water burial; burial at sea. Pronounced shuǐ zàng.
- water burial; burial at sea
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
Xī西
zàng藏
de的
yī一
xiē些
dì地
qū区
,
shuǐ水
zàng葬
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
sāng丧
zàng葬
fāng方
shì式
。
In some areas of Tibet, water burial is a common funeral practice.
Tā他
men们
xuǎn选
zé择
shuǐ水
zàng葬
,
xī希
wàng望
shì逝
zhě者
de的
yí遗
tǐ体
néng能
gòu够
huí回
guī归
zì自
rán然
。
They chose water burial, hoping the deceased's body could return to nature.
Yǔ与
tǔ土
zàng葬
hé和
huǒ火
zàng葬
xiāng相
bǐ比
,
shuǐ水
zàng葬
duì对
tǔ土
dì地
zī资
yuán源
de的
zhàn占
yòng用
zuì最
shǎo少
。
Compared to earth burial and cremation, water burial uses the least amount of land resources.