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厚養薄葬

简厚养薄葬 · 繁厚養薄葬

Mandarin · pinyin hòu yǎng bó zàng

generous care but a thrifty funeral
to look after one's parents generously, but not waste money on a lavish funeral

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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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hau5 joeng5 bok6 zong3

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