粵

買maai5水seoi2

simp买水
maai5 seoi2mǎi shuǐ

English

  1. 'buying water', a ceremony carried out by the eldest son for a dead parent
  2. a ceremony carried out by the eldest son for a dead parent; literally: buy water

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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