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厚养薄葬

hòu yǎng bó zàngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
generous care but a thrifty funeral / to look after one's parents generously, but not waste money on a lavish funeral
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-5312d52171f36697. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

厚養薄葬 厚养薄葬 [hou4 yang3 bo2 zang4] /generous care but a thrifty funeral/to look after one's parents generously, but not waste money on a lavish funeral/

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Other forms in these source records: 厚養薄葬

  • 厚
    hòu

    thick / deep or profound / kind / generous / rich or strong in flavor / to favor / to stress

  • 养
    yǎng

    to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth

  • 薄
    báo

    thin / cold in manner / indifferent / weak / light / infertile

    bó

    meager / slight / weak / ungenerous or unkind / frivolous / to despise / to belittle / to look down on / to approach or near

    bò

    see 薄荷[bò he]

    Bó

    surname Bo

  • 葬
    zàng

    to bury (the dead) / to inter

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.