Meaning of 装殓
装殓 means to dress a dead person in burial clothes and place the body in a coffin. Pronounced zhuāng liàn.
- to dress a dead person in burial clothes and place the body in a coffin
Definitions & Examples
Lǎo老
rén人
qù去
shì世
hòu后
，
jiā家
rén人
wèi为
tā他
zhuāng装
liàn殓
，
sòng送
tā他
zuì最
hòu后
yī一
chéng程
。
After the old man passed away, the family dressed him for the coffin and escorted him on his final journey.
Àn按
zhào照
chuán传
tǒng统
xí习
sú俗
，
zhuāng装
liàn殓
shí时
yào要
zài在
guān棺
cai材
lǐ里
fàng放
yī一
xiē些
péi陪
zàng葬
pǐn品
。
According to traditional customs, some burial objects should be placed in the coffin during the encoffining.
Zhuāng装
liàn殓
shì是
yī一
xiàng项
yán严
sù肃
de的
yí仪
shì式
，
xū需
yào要
yóu由
zhuān专
yè业
rén人
shì士
lái来
wán完
chéng成
。
Encoffining is a solemn ceremony that requires professionals to complete.