unattended mass burial ground; old term
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
unattended burial mound; paupers' graveyard
archaicAn archaic term referring to a public, unmanaged area where paupers, unidentified persons, or criminals were buried without formal rites. Often carried a sense of bleakness and neglect. The informal variant is '乱坟岗 (luàn fén gǎng)'.
Cūn村
wài外
de的
luàn乱
zàng葬
gǎng岗
zi子
dào到
le了
wǎn晚
shàng上
yīn阴
sēn森
sēn森
de的
。
The paupers' graveyard outside the village is eerie at night.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
，
luàn乱
zàng葬
gǎng岗
zi子
shì是
cháng常
chū出
xiàn现
de的
dì地
diǎn点
。
In ancient novels, the unattended burial mound is a frequently appearing location.
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Zhàn战
zhēng争
de的
shòu受
hài害
zhě者
yǒu有
shí时
bèi被
cǎo草
cǎo草
mái埋
zài在
le了
luàn乱
zàng葬
gǎng岗
zi子
。
Victims of war were sometimes hastily buried in mass graves.