殉葬

xùn zàng

Dictionary entry

(of servants etc) to be buried alive with the deceased; (of utensils etc) to be buried with the dead

What does 殉葬 mean?

殉葬 (xùn zàng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(of servants etc) to be buried alive with the deceased; (of utensils etc) to be buried with the dead

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殉xùnto be buried with the dead · to die for a cause 葬zàngold variant of 葬[zang4]

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殉葬

xùn zàng

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