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厚養薄葬

简 厚养薄葬 · 繁 厚養薄葬
Mandarin · pinyin hòu yǎng bó zàng

Meanings

  1. generous care but a thrifty funeral
  2. to look after one's parents generously, but not waste money on a lavish funeral
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Characters in this entry

厚
hòu · thick; substantial; greatly
養
yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support
薄
báo · bó · thin, slight, weak; poor, stingy
葬
zàng · bury, inter
养
yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support
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4–3–2–4 · hou4 yang3 bo2 zang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hau5 joeng5 bok6 zong3

Cantonese word readings for 厚養薄葬. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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hau5 joeng5 bok6 zong3

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厚養薄葬 · hou4 yang3 bo2 zang4
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Exact source record厚養薄葬 厚养薄葬 [hou4 yang3 bo2 zang4] /generous care but a thrifty funeral/to look after one's parents generously, but not waste money on a lavish funeral/