祭灶

Chinese

offer sacrifice; hold memorial service kitchen stove
trad. (祭灶)
simp. #(祭灶)

Pronunciation


Verb

祭灶

  1. (dated, Eastern Min, Puxian Min) to offer sacrifices to the kitchen god (on the 23rd or 24th of the 12th lunar month)

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References

  • 冯爱珍 [Feng, Aizhen], editor (1998), “祭灶”, in 福州方言词典 [Dictionary of the Fuzhou Dialect] (in Chinese), Nanjing: 江苏教育出版社 (Jiangsu Educational Press), →ISBN, page 102.
  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “祭灶”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 572.