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Chinese
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grave
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the gloom of the grave; a tomb or grave; death
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| trad. (窀穸)
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窀
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穸
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| simp. #(窀穸)
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窀
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穸
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| alternative forms
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窀夕
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Pronunciation
Noun
窀穸
- (archaeology, literary) coffin pit; grave
死者悲於窀穸，生者戚於朝野。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
死者悲于窀穸，生者戚于朝野。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]- From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5th century CE
- Sǐzhě bēi yú zhūnxī, shēngzhě qī yú cháoyě.
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將軍已去，悵大樹之飄零；名士高談，謀先人之窀穸。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
将军已去，怅大树之飘零；名士高谈，谋先人之窀穸。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]- From: Wu Jingzi, The Scholars, 1750 CE
- Jiāngjūn yǐ qù, chàng dàshù zhī piāolíng; míngshì gāotán, móu xiānrén zhī zhūnxī.
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Synonyms
- 墓壙／墓圹 (mùkuàng) (literary, or Hokkien)
- 墓壙空／墓圹空 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 墓穴 (mùxué)
- 墓窟 (Hokkien)
- 壙穴／圹穴 (kuàngxué) (literary)
- 室 (shì) (literary, or in compounds)
- 泉壤 (quánrǎng) (literary)
- 玄宅 (xuánzhái) (literary)
Verb
窀穸
- (archaic) to bury; to inter
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