temporary burial; inter coffin above ground
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Meanings
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to temporarily inter a coffin above ground; to place a coffin in a surface-level tomb
formalA specific funeral practice, often used when a permanent burial site is not yet decided, during a mourning period, or when awaiting auspicious timing for final interment according to tradition. The structure is usually simple and made of brick or stone.
Àn按
zhào照
jiù旧
sú俗
，
tā他
men们
xiān先
jiāng将
shì逝
zhě者
fú浮
cuò厝
zài在
jiā家
zú族
mù墓
dì地
páng旁
。
According to the old custom, they first temporarily interred the deceased above ground next to the family burial ground.
Zhè这
kǒu口
guān棺
cai材
yǐ已
jīng经
fú浮
cuò厝
sān三
nián年
，
děng等
dài待
fēng风
shuǐ水
xiān先
sheng生
xuǎn选
hǎo好
jí吉
dì地
zài再
zhèng正
shì式
xià下
zàng葬
。
This coffin has been temporarily interred for three years, waiting for the feng shui master to select an auspicious site before formal burial.
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Zhàn战
zhēng争
qī期
jiān间
，
xǔ许
duō多
zhèn阵
wáng亡
jiàng将
shì士
zhǐ只
néng能
bèi被
jiǎn简
dān单
fú浮
cuò厝
。
During the war, many fallen soldiers could only be given temporary above-ground burials.