burial sacrifice; funerary object
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to bury (living people or objects) with the dead; to sacrifice and inter with the deceased
archaicRefers to the ancient Chinese custom of burying living people (wives, concubines, servants) or objects (figurines, goods) with the deceased. This practice was common in ancient societies but was gradually abolished. Often appears in historical or archaeological contexts.
Xùn殉
zàng葬
zhì制
dù度
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
Zhōng中
guó国
fēi非
cháng常
pǔ普
biàn遍
。
The practice of burial sacrifice was very common in ancient China.
Zhè这
zuò座
gǔ古
mù墓
zhōng中
fā发
xiàn现
le了
dà大
liàng量
de的
xùn殉
zàng葬
pǐn品
。
A large number of funerary objects were found in this ancient tomb.
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Shāng商
cháo朝
shí时
qī期
，
rén人
xùn殉
xiàn现
xiàng象
shí十
fēn分
yán严
zhòng重
。
During the Shang Dynasty, human sacrifice was extremely severe.
Qín秦
Shǐ始
huáng皇
bīng兵
mǎ马
yǒng俑
jiù就
shì是
dài代
tì替
huó活
rén人
xùn殉
zàng葬
de的
。
The Terracotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang were used to replace live burial sacrifices.