做七

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Chinese

to do; to make; to produce seven
trad. (做七)
simp. #(做七)
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Pronunciation


Note: zo3 cêg4 - Jieyang.

Verb

做⫽七 (verb-object)

  1. to perform Buddhist or Taoist rituals every seven days after a person's death, till the 49th day

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References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “做七”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 591.