收尸

Traditional: 收屍

shōu shī

Dictionary entry

to collect or retrieve a corpse (for burial or cremation); to claim a body

What does 收尸 mean?

收尸 (shōu shī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to collect or retrieve a corpse (for burial or cremation); to claim a body

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收shōuto receive · to accept 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 收尸

收尸

shōu shī

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