薄 养 厚 葬

bó yǎng hòu zàngdictionary entry

to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral / hypocrisy in arranging a lavish funeral after treating one's parents meanly

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Original source entry:

薄養厚葬 薄养厚葬 [bo2 yang3 hou4 zang4] /to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral/hypocrisy in arranging a lavish funeral after treating one's parents meanly/

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Other forms in these source records: 薄養厚葬

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
养
yǎng
to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth
厚
hòu
thick / deep or profound / kind / generous / rich or strong in flavor / to favor / to stress
葬
zàng
to bury (the dead) / to inter

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