薄养厚葬 (薄養厚葬)
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Pinyin
Definition
薄养厚葬 (薄養厚葬)
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- to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral
- hypocrisy in arranging a lavish funeral after treating one's parents meanly
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
刻薄寡恩
- 1 harsh and merciless (idiom)
厚古薄今
- 1 to revere the past and neglect the present (idiom)
厚德载物
- 1 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
厚死薄生
- 1 lit. to praise the dead and revile the living
- 2 fig. to live in the past (idiom)
厚积薄发
- 1 lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
- 2 good preparation is the key to success
- 3 to be well prepared