sea burial; burial at sea; ash scattering
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to bury at sea; to scatter ashes into the ocean
formalFormal term for burial at sea. Often involves cremation followed by scattering ashes, though whole-body burial at sea also exists. Distinguished from 水葬 (water burial) which may occur in rivers or lakes.
Tā他
lín临
zhōng终
qián前
liú留
xià下
yí遗
yuàn愿
，
xī希
wàng望
sǐ死
hòu后
jìn进
xíng行
hǎi海
zàng葬
。
Before he died, he left a last wish hoping to have a sea burial after death.
Jiā家
shǔ属
men们
chéng乘
chuán船
dào到
zhǐ指
dìng定
hǎi海
yù域
，
jiāng将
gǔ骨
huī灰
sā撒
rù入
dà大
hǎi海
，
wán完
chéng成
le了
qīn亲
rén人
de的
hǎi海
zàng葬
yí仪
shì式
。
The family members took a boat to the designated sea area, scattered the ashes into the ocean, and completed the sea burial ceremony for their loved one.
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Hǎi海
zàng葬
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
jié节
yuē约
tǔ土
dì地
zī资
yuán源
de的
huán环
bǎo保
bìn殡
zàng葬
fāng方
shì式
。
Sea burial is an environmentally friendly funeral method that conserves land resources.