停尸

Traditional: 停屍

tíng shī

Dictionary entry

to keep the body of the deceased (until burial or cremation)

What does 停尸 mean?

停尸 (tíng shī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to keep the body of the deceased (until burial or cremation)

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停tíngto stop · to halt 尸shī(literary) person representing the deceased (during burial ceremonies) · (literary) to put a corpse on display (after execution)

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How to pronounce 停尸

停尸

tíng shī

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