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薄養厚葬

简薄养厚葬 · 繁薄養厚葬

Mandarin · pinyin bó yǎng hòu zàng

to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral
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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bok6 joeng5 hau5 zong3

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