掃墓

掃墓

Chinese

		broom; to sweep	tomb
trad. (掃墓)		掃	墓
simp. (扫墓)		扫	墓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sǎomù

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sou³ mou⁶
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): sàu-bōng / sàu-bō͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sao³ mo⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: sǎomù
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄨˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saomuh
    • IPA ^(key): /sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sou³ mou⁶
    • Yale: sou mouh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sou³ mou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sou³ mou⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /sou̯³³ mou̯²²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàu-bōng
    • Tâi-lô: sàu-bōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sao'bong
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /saʊ²¹⁻⁴¹ bɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /saʊ²¹⁻⁵³ bɔŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàu-bō͘
    • Tâi-lô: sàu-bōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sao'bo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /saʊ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bɔ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /saʊ¹¹⁻⁵³ bɔ³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sao³ mo⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sàu mŏ
    • IPA ^(key): /sau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mo³⁵/

Verb

掃墓

1. to sweep a grave
2. (figuratively) to pay respects to a dead person at their grave

Synonyms

• (to pay respects): 拜山 (bàishān), (Min Nan) 巡墓, 行山 (xíngshān), 𥌚墓, 巡風水／巡风水