掃墓 (sou3 mou6) — to pay tribute to a (friend's or relative's) tomb for Ching Ming in Cantonese
sou˗₃掃mouˍ₆墓简 扫墓
Mandarin Pinyin: sao3 mu4
Meaning of 掃墓
nounto pay tribute to a (friend's or relative's) tomb for Ching Ming
Example Sentences with 掃墓
gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日heoi˗₃去sou˗₃掃mouˍ₆墓。
Went tomb sweeping today.
tingˉ¹聽jatˍ₆日heoi˗₃去sou˗₃掃mouˍ₆墓。
Going to sweep the tomb tomorrow.
sou˗₃掃mouˍ₆墓jiu˗₃要daai˗₃帶hoengˉ¹香。
Need to bring incense for tomb sweeping.
sou˗₃掃mouˍ₆墓houˊ²好sanˉ¹辛fuˊ²苦。
Tomb sweeping is tiring.
sou˗₃掃mouˍ₆墓jyunˎ₄完faanˉ¹返ukˉ¹屋keiˊ²企。
Returning home after tomb sweeping.
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