offer sacrifices; enshrine
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to make offerings (to gods, Buddha, ancestors); to worship with sacrifices
formalUsed in religious or traditional ritual contexts, involving food, incense, or other items placed on an altar.
Měi每
féng逢
chūn春
jié节
，
tā他
men们
dōu都
huì会
zài在
cí祠
táng堂
lǐ里
gòng供
yǎng养
zǔ祖
xiān先
。
Every Spring Festival, they make offerings to their ancestors in the ancestral hall.
Zhè这
zuò座
miào庙
lǐ里
gòng供
yǎng养
zhe着
guān观
yīn音
pú菩
sà萨
。
Guanyin Bodhisattva is enshrined in this temple.
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Àn按
zhào照
chuán传
tǒng统
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
gòng供
yǎng养
tiān天
dì地
shén神
míng明
。
According to tradition, we must make offerings to the gods of heaven and earth.