zi6 song1治喪治丧
Jyutpingzi6 song1
Yalejih sōng
Definition
To make funeral arrangements.
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How it's used
Reserved for formal contexts, this term is primarily found in written notices, news reports, or official documents. It carries a solemn and respectful tone that is inappropriate for casual conversation about a death. When speaking about funerals in daily life, people prefer using 辦喪事 or 搞喪禮.
Examples
Their whole family is busy making funeral arrangements.
Do you know who is in charge of the funeral arrangements?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use this word in everyday speech to mean attending a funeral, but it specifically refers to the administrative process of organizing the event.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
