挂紙
Chinese
hang; suspend | paper | ||
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trad. (挂紙/掛紙) | 挂/掛 | 紙 | |
simp. (挂纸*) | 挂 | 纸 |
Pronunciation
Verb
挂紙
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) to place joss paper on the grave when paying respects to a dead person (as a folk tradition)
- (Taiwanese Hokkien, by extension) to pay respects to a dead person at their grave
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 上墳 (“to visit a grave to honor the memory of the dead”) [map]
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