spirit tablet; ancestral tablet
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spirit tablet; ancestral tablet; memorial tablet
formalTypically made of wood and inscribed with the ancestor's name and dates, placed in ancestral halls or home altars for veneration.
Jiā家
zú族
de的
líng灵
pái牌
dōu都
gòng供
fèng奉
zài在
cí祠
táng堂
lǐ里
。
The family's ancestral tablets are all enshrined in the ancestral hall.
Měi每
féng逢
jié节
rì日
，
tā他
dōu都
huì会
cā擦
shì拭
xiān先
rén人
de的
líng灵
pái牌
。
On every festival, he wipes the spirit tablets of his ancestors.
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Zhè这
gè个
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
líng灵
pái牌
yǐ已
yǒu有
shù数
bǎi百
nián年
lì历
shǐ史
。
This ancient spirit tablet is already several hundred years old.
Yí仪
shì式
shàng上
，
zhǔ主
jì祭
xiàng向
líng灵
pái牌
jū鞠
gōng躬
。
During the ceremony, the chief mourner bowed to the spirit tablet.
Tā她
xiǎo小
xīn心
yì翼
yì翼
dì地
jiāng将
zǔ祖
fù父
de的
líng灵
pái牌
bǎi摆
shàng上
gòng供
zhuō桌
。
She carefully placed her grandfather's memorial tablet on the altar.