long funeral streamer; mortuary banner
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
long funeral streamer or banner placed before a coffin in ancient times
archaicA traditional funeral item used in historical China to indicate the deceased's official rank and name. Also written as 明旌.
Líng灵
táng堂
zhèng正
zhōng中
yāng央
lì立
zhe着
sǐ死
zhě者
de的
míng铭
jīng旌
。
The deceased's mortuary banner stood in the center of the funeral hall.
Àn按
zhào照
gǔ古
lǐ礼
，
míng铭
jīng旌
shàng上
de的
wén文
zì字
xū需
xiě写
míng明
guān官
xián衔
hé和
xìng姓
míng名
。
According to ancient rites, the text on the funeral banner must state the official rank and name.
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Chū出
tǔ土
wén文
wù物
zhōng中
fā发
xiàn现
le了
Hàn汉
dài代
de的
míng铭
jīng旌
。
Funeral streamers from the Han Dynasty have been discovered among the unearthed artifacts.
Zhè这
miàn面
míng铭
jīng旌
de的
bù布
liào料
yǐ已
shí十
fēn分
pò破
jiù旧
。
The fabric of this funeral banner is already very tattered.
Tā他
yán研
jiū究
de的
kè课
tí题
zhèng正
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
de的
míng铭
jīng旌
zhì制
dù度
。
His research topic is precisely the ancient Chinese mortuary banner system.