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甕棺葬

简瓮棺葬 · 繁甕棺葬

Mandarin · pinyin wèng guān zàng

urn burial

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甕: Look up this written character
棺: guān · coffin
葬: zàng · bury, inter
瓮: wèng · earthen jar; jar for ashes

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4–1–4 · weng4 guan1 zang4

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ung3 gun1 zong3

Cantonese word readings for 甕棺葬. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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