陵寢
See also: 陵寝
Chinese
mound; tomb; hill mound; tomb; hill; mountain | lie down | ||
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trad. (陵寢) | 陵 | 寢 | |
simp. (陵寝) | 陵 | 寝 |
Pronunciation
Noun
陵寢
- (literary) the emperor or king's final resting place; mausoleum; tomb
- 麗祖古陵寢,石上大字題。象設半埋沒,荒草何萋萋。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
- From: Poem by 成任 (Seong Im), circa 1476
- 여조고능침 석상대자제 설상반매몰 황초하처처
Yeojo go neungchim, seok sang daeja je. Seolsang ban maemol, hwangcho ha cheocheo. [Sino-Korean] - On Taejo of Goryeo's ancient tomb, great letters are inscribed on the stone. But the statues are half buried in the earth, and how can the weeds be so thick?
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (陵寢):
- → Korean: 능침(陵寢) (neungchim), 릉침(陵寢) (reungchim)
- → Vietnamese: lăng tẩm (陵寢)