encoffining ceremony
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to place the deceased in the coffin and seal the lid; encoffining
archaicThis is a formal, traditional term for a specific funeral rite, now largely replaced by modern terms. It involves placing the body into the coffin, followed by a formal sealing ceremony.
Àn按
zhào照
jiù旧
sú俗
，
dà大
liàn殓
tōng通
cháng常
zài在
shì逝
zhě者
qù去
shì世
sān三
tiān天
hòu后
jìn进
xíng行
。
According to old customs, the encoffining ceremony is usually held three days after the person's death.
Dà大
liàn殓
yí仪
shì式
jié结
shù束
hòu后
，
qīn亲
péng朋
hǎo好
yǒu友
huì会
xiàng向
guān棺
mù木
xíng行
lǐ礼
gào告
bié别
。
After the encoffining ceremony concludes, relatives and friends will bow to the coffin to say their final farewells.
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Suí随
zhe着
shí时
dài代
biàn变
qiān迁
，
xǔ许
duō多
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
dà大
liàn殓
yí仪
shì式
yǐ已
yǒu有
suǒ所
jiǎn简
huà化
。
With the changing times, many traditional encoffining rituals have been simplified.