bier; deathbed; temporary resting place for the deceased
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Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
bier; a bed or platform for laying out a corpse
formalUsed specifically in funeral contexts before the body is placed in a coffin.
Yí遗
tǐ体
bèi被
ān安
fàng放
zài在
líng灵
chuáng床
shang上
。
The deceased's body was laid out on the bier.
Qīn亲
yǒu友
men们
zài在
líng灵
chuáng床
qián前
jū鞠
gōng躬
gào告
bié别
。
Relatives and friends bowed in farewell before the bier.
noun
symbolic or empty bed set up for the deceased
formalUsed during memorial or ritual services when the body is not present. It symbolizes the deceased's resting place.
Líng灵
táng堂
lǐ里
bǎi摆
fàng放
zhe着
yī一
zhāng张
líng灵
chuáng床
，
shàng上
miàn面
fàng放
zhe着
yí遗
xiàng像
。
A symbolic bed was placed in the mourning hall, with a portrait of the deceased on it.
Àn按
zhào照
xí习
sú俗
，
tā他
men们
wèi为
yuǎn远
zài在
tā他
xiāng乡
qù去
shì世
de的
qīn亲
rén人
shè设
le了
líng灵
chuáng床
。
Following custom, they set up a symbolic bed for the relative who died far from home.