zong1 lim6裝殮装殓
Jyutpingzong1 lim6
Yalejōng lihm
Definition
To dress a corpse and lay it in a coffin.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the traditional funeral rites of dressing the deceased in burial clothes and placing them into the coffin. It carries a formal and respectful tone, often used in contexts involving funeral services or family discussions about final arrangements. Unlike general terms for dressing, this word is strictly reserved for mortuary practices.
Examples
They handled the dressing and encoffining of the deceased very solemnly.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this word for dressing living people, as it is exclusively associated with funeral rites. For dressing oneself or others in daily life, use 著衫 instead.
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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.
