offerings for a memorial or sacrificial ceremony
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
offerings; sacrificial items
formalRefers specifically to items offered to ancestors, deities, or spirits during ceremonies, such as food, wine, or incense.
Qīng清
míng明
jié节
shí时
，
rén人
men们
huì会
zài在
zǔ祖
xiān先
mù墓
qián前
bǎi摆
fàng放
jì祭
pǐn品
。
During the Qingming Festival, people place offerings in front of their ancestors' graves.
Miào庙
lǐ里
de的
jì祭
tái台
shàng上
bǎi摆
mǎn满
le了
gè各
zhǒng种
jì祭
pǐn品
。
The altar in the temple is laden with various offerings.
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Zhè这
xiē些
shuǐ水
guǒ果
hé和
gāo糕
diǎn点
dōu都
shì是
wèi为
yí仪
shì式
zhǔn准
bèi备
de的
jì祭
pǐn品
。
These fruits and pastries are offerings prepared for the ceremony.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
jì祭
pǐn品
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
bāo包
kuò括
shēng牲
chù畜
。
In ancient times, offerings sometimes included livestock.