送終

Chinese

to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present)
to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send
 
 end; finish
trad. (送終) 送 終
simp. (送终) 送 终

Pronunciation

Verb

送終

  1. to attend upon a dying senior family member, or arrange and attend their funeral to pay one's last respects

Usage notes

Taboo of giving clocks (and watches by extension) as gifts exists in Chinese-speaking regions as a consequence of the homophony between 送鐘／送钟 (“to give someone a clock as gift”) and this word.

Derived terms

  • 養老送終 / 养老送终

See also

Noun

送終

  1. (～卦) A combination 四下 in the Lingqijing.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.