ér
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hearse; funeral carriage
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
hearse; funeral carriage for transporting a coffin
literaryA literary term from classical Chinese referring specifically to the vehicle used to transport a coffin during funeral processions. Extremely rare in modern spoken Chinese.
Líng灵
ér輀
huǎn缓
huǎn缓
qián前
xíng行
，
sòng送
zàng葬
duì队
wu伍
wú无
shēng声
gēn跟
suí随
。
The hearse moved slowly forward, while the funeral procession followed silently.
Gǔ古
dài代
guì贵
zú族
chū出
bìn殡
shí时
，
duō多
yòng用
ér輀
chē车
yùn运
sòng送
líng灵
jiù柩
。
When ancient nobles held funerals, they often used hearses to transport the coffins.
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《
Shuō说
wén文
jiě解
zì字
》
jì记
zài载
：
"
ér輀
，
sàng丧
chē车
yě也
。
"
The Shuowen Jiezi records: "Ér is the funeral carriage."