薄養厚葬

简 薄养厚葬 · 繁 薄養厚葬
Mandarin · pinyin bó yǎng hòu zàng

Meanings

  1. to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral
  2. hypocrisy in arranging a lavish funeral after treating one's parents meanly
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薄
báo · bó · thin, slight, weak; poor, stingy
養
yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support
厚
hòu · thick; substantial; greatly
葬
zàng · bury, inter
养
yǎng · raise, rear, bring up; support
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2–3–4–4 · bo2 yang3 hou4 zang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bok6 joeng5 hau5 zong3

Cantonese word readings for 薄養厚葬. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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bok6 joeng5 hau5 zong3

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薄養厚葬 · bo2 yang3 hou4 zang4
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Exact source record薄養厚葬 薄养厚葬 [bo2 yang3 hou4 zang4] /to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral/hypocrisy in arranging a lavish funeral after treating one's parents meanly/