丧礼
sāng lǐ
Pinyin

Definition

丧礼
 - 
sāng lǐ
  1. funeral

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

hūn lǐ
  1. 1 wedding ceremony
  2. 2 wedding
  3. 3 CL:場|场[chǎng]
  1. 1 surname Li
  2. 2 abbr. for 禮記|礼记[Lǐ jì], Classic of Rites
lǐ pǐn
  1. 1 gift
  2. 2 present
lǐ wù
  1. 1 gift
  2. 2 present
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn],個|个[gè],份[fèn]
diǎn lǐ
  1. 1 celebration
  2. 2 ceremony
sàng shī
  1. 1 to lose
  2. 2 to forfeit
sāng shī
  1. 1 zombie
sàng zhì
  1. 1 to become demoralized
  2. 2 to lose one's sense of purpose
shī lǐ
  1. 1 lacking in manners
shōu lǐ
  1. 1 to accept a gift
  2. 2 to receive presents
jìng lǐ
  1. 1 to salute
  2. 2 salute
jǔ sàng
  1. 1 dispirited
  2. 2 dejected
  3. 3 dismayed
xǐ lǐ
  1. 1 baptism (lit. or fig.)
lǐ yí
  1. 1 etiquette
  2. 2 ceremony
lǐ táng
  1. 1 assembly hall
  2. 2 auditorium
  3. 3 CL:座[zuò],處|处[chù]
lǐ shàng wǎng lái
  1. 1 lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to return politeness for politeness
lǐ bài
  1. 1 week
  2. 2 religious service
  3. 3 worship
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
Lǐ bài tiān
  1. 1 Sunday
lǐ fú
  1. 1 ceremonial robe
  2. 2 formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc)
lǐ pào
  1. 1 gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute)
  2. 2 salvo

Idioms (20)

以礼相待
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
  1. 1 to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
先礼后兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
  1. 1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
  2. 2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war
克己复礼
kè jǐ fù lǐ
  1. 1 restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
  2. 2 (any number of possible translations)
千里送鹅毛,礼轻人意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
千里送鹅毛,礼轻情意重
qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng
  1. 1 goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
  1. 1 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
丧天害理
sàng tiān hài lǐ
  1. 1 devoid of conscience (idiom)
丧家之犬
sàng jiā zhī quǎn
  1. 1 stray dog (idiom)
丧心病狂
sàng xīn bìng kuáng
  1. 1 deranged
  2. 2 demented
  3. 3 berserk (idiom)
丧权辱国
sàng quán rǔ guó
  1. 1 to forfeit sovereignty and humiliate the country (idiom)
  2. 2 to surrender territory under humiliating terms
丧尽天良
sàng jìn tiān liáng
  1. 1 devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless
丧魂落魄
sàng hún luò pò
  1. 1 scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic
垂头丧气
chuí tóu sàng qì
  1. 1 hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected
  2. 2 crestfallen
敬贤礼士
jìng xián lǐ shì
  1. 1 to revere people of virtue and honor scholarship (idiom)
治丧从俭
zhì sàng cóng jiǎn
  1. 1 to be frugal in attending to funeral rites (idiom)
玩物丧志
wán wù sàng zhì
  1. 1 lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress
  2. 2 excessive attention to trivia saps the will
礼多人不怪
lǐ duō rén bù guài
  1. 1 nobody will find fault with extra courtesy (idiom)
  2. 2 courtesy costs nothing
礼尚往来
lǐ shàng wǎng lái
  1. 1 lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to return politeness for politeness
礼崩乐坏
lǐ bēng yuè huài
  1. 1 rites and music are in ruins (idiom); fig. society in total disarray
  2. 2 cf. 禮樂|礼乐[lǐ yuè]
礼轻人意重
lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng
  1. 1 slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.

Sample Sentences

至少要买一口好棺材。有的人家会修很豪华的墓穴,再立个墓碑。出殡那天请八九个青壮年把棺材抬到墓地去。还要请前来参加丧礼的亲戚朋友吃饭。
zhìshǎo yào mǎi yī kǒu hǎo guāncai 。yǒude rénjiā huì xiū hěn háohuá de mùxué ,zài lì ge mùbēi 。chūbìn nà tiān qǐng bājiǔ ge qīngzhuàngnián bǎ guāncái tái dào mùdì qù 。hái yào qǐng qiánlái cānjiā sānglǐ de qīnqi péngyou chīfàn 。
At the very least, you have to buy a good coffin. Some people construct really luxurious burial vaults and place a tombstone on top. On the day of the funeral procession, they'll find 8 or 9 strong, young people to help carry the coffin to the grave site. They'll also treat the relatives who came to the funeral earlier to a dinner.