粵

殉seon1葬zong3

seon1 zong3xùn zàng

English

  1. (of servants etc) to be buried alive with the deceased; (of utensils etc) to be buried with the dead
  2. to take human sacrifices and bury them with the deceased as part of the funeral service

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 用活人陪葬

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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