lèi
酹
pour a libation; sprinkle wine
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to pour out wine (or liquor) on the ground as a libation in a memorial ceremony
literaryA classical literary term used in ancient rituals and formal writings to honor the deceased or deities. Not used in modern spoken Chinese.
Tā他
men们
lèi酹
jiǔ酒
yǐ以
jì祭
diàn奠
xiān先
rén人
。
They poured wine as a libation to honor their ancestors.
Sū苏
Shì轼
zài在
《
Niàn念
nú奴
jiāo娇
·
Chì赤
bì壁
huái怀
gǔ古
》
zhōng中
xiě写
dào道
：
“
Yī一
zūn尊
huán还
lèi酹
jiāng江
yuè月
。
”
Su Shi wrote in 'Nian Nu Jiao: Memories of the Past at Red Cliff': 'I pour a libation of wine to the river and the moon.'
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Měi每
féng逢
Qīng清
míng明
，
tā他
dōu都
huì会
dào到
zǔ祖
fù父
mù墓
qián前
lèi酹
shàng上
yī一
bēi杯
jiǔ酒
。
Every Qingming Festival, he would pour a cup of wine at his grandfather's grave as a libation.