unmarked mass grave; potter's field
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unmarked mass grave; potter's field
literaryNow primarily used in a historical or literary context. Often evokes a grim, desolate, and somewhat taboo image.
Jù据
lǎo老
rén人
shuō说
，
cūn村
hòu后
de的
nà那
piàn片
shān山
pō坡
cóng从
qián前
shì是
gè个
luàn乱
zàng葬
gǎng岗
。
According to the old villagers, that hillside behind the village used to be a potter's field.
Zhè这
piàn片
gōng工
dì地
wā挖
dì地
jī基
shí时
，
jìng竟
rán然
wā挖
chū出
le了
gǔ古
dài代
de的
luàn乱
zàng葬
gǎng岗
。
While digging the foundation for this construction site, they unexpectedly uncovered an ancient mass grave.
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Gù故
shi事
lǐ里
de的
yōu幽
líng灵
jù据
shuō说
jiù就
zhù住
zài在
nà那
gè个
fèi废
qì弃
de的
luàn乱
zàng葬
gǎng岗
shàng上
。
In the story, the ghost is said to reside on that abandoned potter's field.