bid final farewell to the deceased
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Meanings
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to bid a final farewell to the deceased before the coffin leaves the home
formalA specific ritual in traditional Chinese funeral customs. Family members, relatives, and friends pay their final respects by bowing, offering incense, or performing other ceremonial actions before the coffin is carried out for burial or cremation.
Cí辞
líng灵
yí仪
shì式
hòu后
，
sòng送
zàng葬
duì队
wu伍
biàn便
chū出
fā发
qián前
wǎng往
mù墓
dì地
。
After the final farewell ceremony, the funeral procession set off for the cemetery.
Àn按
zhào照
běn本
dì地
fēng风
sú俗
，
chū出
bìn殡
qián前
bì必
xū须
cí辞
líng灵
。
According to local custom, the final farewell must be paid before the funeral procession leaves.
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Zǐ子
sūn孙
men们
yī依
cì次
shàng上
qián前
cí辞
líng灵
，
xiàng向
shì逝
zhě者
zuò做
zuì最
hòu后
de的
gào告
bié别
。
The descendants came forward one by one to bid their final farewell to the deceased.