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撿骨

简捡骨 · 繁撿骨

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎn gǔ

bone-gathering, a custom of Fujian and Taiwan in which a son recovers the bones of his deceased father from the grave and places them in an urn for permanent storage at a different location

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骨: gǔ · bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188
捡: jiǎn · to pick up

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3–3 · jian3 gu3

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verb

to collect the bones of a dead body after it has been buried for some time

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