買水
simp买水maai5 seoi2mǎi shuǐ
English
- 'buying water', a ceremony carried out by the eldest son for a dead parent
- a ceremony carried out by the eldest son for a dead parent; literally: buy water
粵語 — Cantonese
- 傳統中國嘅殯儀習俗,去河邊掉一文錢,裝水同死者洗淨遺體,由親人、子孫負責,但係亦都可以由僧人、道士代行;經常會同另一個儀式擔幡合稱做擔幡買水
Examples
我找到一个买水果很便宜的地方。
I found out where to buy fruit cheaply.
Tatoeba · ruicong CC BY
前几天我发现了一个买水果的好地方。
I found a good place to buy fruit a couple of days ago.
Tatoeba · mirrorvan CC BY
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk