粵

追zeoi1封fung1

zeoi1 fung1zhuī fēng

English

  1. to confer a posthumous title
  2. award someone posthumously

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 加封死者嘅官職、勳位

Examples

  • 佢為國家打下唔少勝仗，死後被追封為將軍。

    He won many victories for the country and was posthumously named a general.

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

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