public cemetery; paupers' graveyard
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
public cemetery (esp. for the poor); burial ground purchased by hometown associations or groups
archaicHistorically refers to burial grounds established by charitable organizations, clan associations, or同乡会 (hometown societies) to provide burial services for the poor or fellow townsmen who could not afford private graves. The term carries historical and sociocultural connotations of traditional Chinese communal welfare systems.
Zhè这
piàn片
yì义
dì地
shì是
cí慈
shàn善
jī机
gòu构
wèi为
qióng穷
rén人
shè设
lì立
de的
。
This public cemetery was established by a charitable organization for the poor.
Jiù旧
shí时
，
tóng同
xiāng乡
huì会
cháng常
cháng常
gòu购
zhì置
yì义
dì地
lái来
ān安
zàng葬
gù故
qù去
de的
xiāng乡
qīn亲
。
In old times, hometown associations often purchased communal burial grounds to inter deceased fellow townsmen.
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Tā他
qù去
shì世
hòu后
，
yīn因
wèi为
jiā家
jìng境
pín贫
hán寒
，
bèi被
ān安
zàng葬
zài在
chéng城
wài外
de的
yì义
dì地
。
After he passed away, due to his family's poverty, he was buried in the public cemetery outside the city.