cuò
安厝
temporary burial; place coffin
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
to temporarily inter; to place a coffin for later burial
archaicA traditional Chinese custom of placing a coffin in a temporary location before a formal burial. Often used in formal or historical contexts.
Yóu由
yú于
zǔ祖
fén坟
wèi未
xiū修
hǎo好
，
guān棺
guǒ椁
zhǐ只
néng能
xiān先
cuò厝
yú于
cí祠
táng堂
。
Because the ancestral tomb was not yet ready, the coffin had to be temporarily placed in the ancestral hall.
Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
cuò厝
guān棺
shù数
nián年
de的
xí习
sú俗
，
chēng称
wéi为
“
fú浮
cuò厝
”
。
In ancient times, there was a custom of placing coffins for several years, called 'temporary interment'.