灵堂

靈堂
língtáng
noun #48,708

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 mourning hall
  2. 2 funeral parlor room where the deceased is enshrined

Examples

Jiā li shè le língtáng gōng rén diàoyàn.
They set up a mourning hall at home for people to pay respects.
Língtáng li bǎi zhe yíxiàng hé huāquān.
The mourning hall has the portrait of the deceased and funeral wreaths.

Tips

culture
Traditionally set up in the home (or a village hall) with the portrait of the deceased, incense, and white flowers. Family members wear white mourning clothes () and receive condolence visits here before the 出殡.

Stroke Order

líng
táng