拜新山 (baai3 san1 saan1) — sweeping the grave of a newly-departed… in Cantonese

baai˗₃拜sanˉ¹新saanˉ¹山

Mandarin Pinyin: bai4 xin1 shan1

Meaning of 拜新山

nounsweeping the grave of a newly-departed family member for the first time during Ching Ming

nounvisiting the graveyard that the deceased that just passed away within a year

tingˉ¹聽jatˍ₆日jiu˗₃要heoi˗₃去baai˗₃拜sanˉ¹新saan1.山。

We have to go sweep the tombs tomorrow.

aa˗₃阿maaˉ¹媽giu˗₃叫ngoˏ₅我deiˍ₆哋baai˗₃拜sanˉ¹新saan1.山。

Mom told us to sweep the tombs.

gamˉ¹今ninˎ₄年mˎ₄唔saiˊ²使baai˗₃拜sanˉ¹新saan1.山。

We don't need to sweep the tombs this year.

baai˗₃拜sanˉ¹新saanˉ¹山jiu˗₃要siuˊ²小sam1.心。

Be careful when sweeping the tombs.

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