Meaning of 义地
义地 means public cemetery (esp. for the poor); burial ground purchased by hometown associations or groups. Pronounced yì dì.
- public cemetery (esp. for the poor); burial ground purchased by hometown associations or groups
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
piàn片
yì义
dì地
shì是
cí慈
shàn善
jī机
gòu构
wèi为
qióng穷
rén人
shè设
lì立
de的
。
This public cemetery was established by a charitable organization for the poor.
Jiù旧
shí时
，
tóng同
xiāng乡
huì会
cháng常
cháng常
gòu购
zhì置
yì义
dì地
lái来
ān安
zàng葬
gù故
qù去
de的
xiāng乡
qīn亲
。
In old times, hometown associations often purchased communal burial grounds to inter deceased fellow townsmen.
Tā他
qù去
shì世
hòu后
，
yīn因
wèi为
jiā家
jìng境
pín贫
hán寒
，
bèi被
ān安
zàng葬
zài在
chéng城
wài外
de的
yì义
dì地
。
After he passed away, due to his family's poverty, he was buried in the public cemetery outside the city.