dress a corpse for burial; encoffin
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Meanings
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to dress a dead person in burial clothes and place the body in a coffin
formalA formal term used in funeral rites and traditional Chinese burial customs. The process typically involves dressing the deceased in '寿衣' (burial clothes) before placing the body in the coffin.
Lǎo老
rén人
qù去
shì世
hòu后
，
jiā家
rén人
wèi为
tā他
zhuāng装
liàn殓
，
sòng送
tā他
zuì最
hòu后
yī一
chéng程
。
After the old man passed away, the family dressed him for the coffin and escorted him on his final journey.
Àn按
zhào照
chuán传
tǒng统
xí习
sú俗
，
zhuāng装
liàn殓
shí时
yào要
zài在
guān棺
cai材
lǐ里
fàng放
yī一
xiē些
péi陪
zàng葬
pǐn品
。
According to traditional customs, some burial objects should be placed in the coffin during the encoffining.
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Zhuāng装
liàn殓
shì是
yī一
xiàng项
yán严
sù肃
de的
yí仪
shì式
，
xū需
yào要
yóu由
zhuān专
yè业
rén人
shì士
lái来
wán完
chéng成
。
Encoffining is a solemn ceremony that requires professionals to complete.