bury; inter; entomb
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to bury in the ground; to be interred; to lay to rest
Commonly used in the set phrase 入土为安 (burial brings peace to the deceased). The expression 半截入土 (halfway buried) is an idiom used to describe elderly people who are close to death.
Àn按
zhào照
chuán传
tǒng统
xí习
sú俗
，
shì逝
zhě者
yīng应
gāi该
jǐn尽
kuài快
rù入
tǔ土
wéi为
ān安
。
According to traditional custom, the deceased should be buried as soon as possible to rest in peace.
Lǎo老
rén人
yǐ已
jīng经
bàn半
jié截
rù入
tǔ土
le了
，
hái还
zài在
cāo操
xīn心
ér儿
nǚ女
de的
shì事
。
The old man is already halfway to the grave, yet still worries about his children's affairs.
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Tā他
wéi唯
yī一
de的
yí遗
yuàn愿
shì是
sǐ死
hòu后
néng能
rù入
tǔ土
gù故
xiāng乡
。
His only last wish is to be buried in his hometown after death.