送葬

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	bury (the dead)
trad. (送葬)	送	葬
simp. ^#(送葬)	送	葬
anagram	葬送

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): sòngzàng

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄗㄤˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): song⁴ zang⁴
Cantonese (Jyutping): sung³ zong³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sung-chong

(Hailu, HRS): sung^ˇ zong^ˇ

(Meixian, Guangdong): sung⁴ zong⁴
Eastern Min (BUC): sáe̤ng-cáung
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sàng-chòng
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): sloeng³ zaang³
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁵son-tsaon₅ / ⁵son-tsan₅ / ⁵son ⁵tsaon
Xiang
(Changsha, Wiktionary): song⁴ zan⁴

(Loudi, Wiktionary): seng^4* zong⁴

(Hengyang, Wiktionary): seng⁴ zuan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sòngzàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄗㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sòngzàng
  - Wade–Giles: sung⁴-tsang⁴
  - Yale: sùng-dzàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sonqtzanq
  - Palladius: сунцзан (sunczan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: song⁴ zang⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: sungzang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /soŋ²¹³ t͡saŋ²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sung³ zong³
  - Yale: sung jong
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sung³ dzong³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sung³ zong³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sʊŋ³³ t͡sɔːŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sung-chong
  - Hakka Romanization System: sung zong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sung⁴ zong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /suŋ⁵⁵ t͡soŋ⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: sung^ˇ zong^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /suŋ¹¹ t͡soŋ¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: sung⁴ zong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /sʊŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɔŋ⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sáe̤ng-cáung
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /søyŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(t͡s-)ʒɑuŋ²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàng-chòng
  - Tâi-lô: sàng-tsòng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sarngzoxng
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /saŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔŋ²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /saŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sɔŋ²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /saŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sɔŋ⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /saŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔŋ¹¹/
Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: sloeng³ zaang³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬøŋ⁵⁵ t͡saŋ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Chongming, Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁵son-tsaon₅
  - MiniDict: son^去 tsaon^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²son-tsaan₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /soŋ³³ t͡sɑ̃⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Chongming): /soŋ⁴² t͡sɑ̃³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /soŋ⁵² t͡sɑ̃³³/
- (Northern: Hangzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁵son-tsan₅
  - MiniDict: son^去 tsan^去
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /soŋ³⁴ t͡sɑŋ⁵³/
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵son ⁵tsaon
  - MiniDict: son^去 tsaon^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²son ²tsaan
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /soŋ⁴⁴ t͡sɑ̃³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: song⁴ zan⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /sʊŋ⁴⁵ t͡san⁴⁵/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /sən⁴⁵ t͡san⁴⁵/
- (Loudi)
  - Wiktionary: seng^4* zong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɤŋ³⁵⁻⁵ t͡sɔŋ³⁵/
- (Hengyang)
  - Wiktionary: seng⁴ zuan⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɤŋ³²⁴ t͡su̯an³²⁴/

Verb

送葬

to attend a burial; to take part in a funeral procession

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 送葬 (“to take part in a funeral procession”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		送葬, 送喪, 送殯, 執紼
Northeastern Mandarin	Harbin	送殯
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	送殯, 送葬
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	送殯
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	送葬
Central Plains Mandarin	Xuzhou	送殯, 送葬
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	送葬
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	送葬
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	送喪, 送葬, 上山
	Wuhan	送葬
	Guiyang	送葬, 上山
	Liuzhou	送葬, 送喪
Cantonese	Hong Kong	送殯
Gan	Lichuan	送葬
Gan	Pingxiang	送葬, 上山
Hakka	Meixian	送葬
	Yudu	送殯
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	送葬
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	送葬
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	送葬
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	送葬
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	送葬
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	送葬
Huizhou	Jixi	送葬
Jin	Taiyuan	送殯
Jin	Xinzhou	送殯
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	送葬
Southern Min	Xiamen	送葬, 拔龍鬚
	Quanzhou	送葬, 拔龍鬚
	Jinjiang	送葬
	Zhangzhou	送葬, 搝龍鬚
	Tainan	送山 GT, 送葬 GT, 送上山 GT
	Manila (Hokkien)	送葬
	Haifeng	送山
	Leizhou	送喪
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	送葬, 送喪
Wu	Shanghai	送喪, 送葬
	Shanghai (Chongming)	送葬
	Suzhou	送葬
	Danyang	送葬
	Hangzhou	送葬
	Ningbo	送喪
	Wenzhou	送喪
	Jinhua	送喪, 送殯
Xiang	Changsha	送葬
Xiang	Loudi	送葬, 上山
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
送	葬
そう Grade: 3	そう Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) そーそー [sòósóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [so̞ːso̞ː]

Noun

送(そう)葬(そう) • (sōsō)

funeral; burial rites
attendance at a funeral

Verb

送(そう)葬(そう)する • (sōsō suru) suru (stem 送(そう)葬(そう)し (sōsō shi), past 送(そう)葬(そう)した (sōsō shita))

to attend a funeral

Conjugation

Conjugation of "送葬する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	送葬し	そうそうし	sōsō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	送葬し	そうそうし	sōsō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	送葬する	そうそうする	sōsō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	送葬する	そうそうする	sōsō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	送葬すれ	そうそうすれ	sōsō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	送葬せよ¹ 送葬しろ²	そうそうせよ¹ そうそうしろ²	sōsō seyo¹ sōsō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	送葬される	そうそうされる	sōsō sareru
Causative	送葬させる送葬さす	そうそうさせるそうそうさす	sōsō saseru sōsō sasu
Potential	送葬できる	そうそうできる	sōsō dekiru
Volitional	送葬しよう	そうそうしよう	sōsō shiyō
Negative	送葬しない	そうそうしない	sōsō shinai
Negative continuative	送葬せず	そうそうせず	sōsō sezu
Formal	送葬します	そうそうします	sōsō shimasu
Perfective	送葬した	そうそうした	sōsō shita
Conjunctive	送葬して	そうそうして	sōsō shite
Hypothetical conditional	送葬すれば	そうそうすれば	sōsō sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“送葬”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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