present funeral gifts; give money to bereaved families
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to present gifts or money to a bereaved family; to offer funeral gifts
archaicA formal, literary term referring to the traditional custom of giving money or goods to families holding funerals. Rarely used in modern colloquial speech.
Qīn亲
qi戚
men们
fēn纷
fēn纷
qián前
lái来
fù赙
zèng赠
。
Relatives came one after another to present funeral gifts.
Àn按
zhào照
jiù旧
sú俗
，
lín邻
lǐ里
dōu都
yào要
fù赙
zèng赠
bó帛
jīn金
。
According to old customs, neighbors all had to give funeral money.
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Tā他
shōu收
dào到
le了
xǔ许
duō多
fù赙
zèng赠
de的
cái财
wù物
。
He received many funeral gifts and monetary offerings.