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發喪
简 发丧 · 繁 發喪Mandarin · pinyin fā sāng
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- to hold a funeral
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1–1 · fa1 sang1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
faat3 song1
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verb
- (dated) to announce a death; to send out an obituary
- (dated) to hold a funeral; to arrange a funeral
- (dated) to hold a funeral; to arrange a funeral — (Jinan Mandarin, Sichuanese, Wenzhounese) to hold a funeral procession; to carry a coffin to the cemetery
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