jam1 si1 zi2陰司紙阴司纸
Jyutpingjam1 si1 zi2
Yaleyām sī jí
Definition
Joss paper; synthetic paper money burnt as an offering for the deceased.
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How it's used
This term is specifically associated with traditional ancestor worship and funeral rites. While it is the standard term for paper offerings, people often use the more general term 冥鏹 when speaking in more formal or respectful contexts regarding the deceased.
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daap6疊daphExamples
Remember to burn plenty of paper money for the ancestors during the Ching Ming Festival.
Related words
Common phrases
to burn paper money for the dead
Common mistake
Do not use this term to refer to actual currency or fake money used in scams, as that would be highly disrespectful and confusing to native speakers.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
