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hasten (home) for a death in the family; hasten home to attend a funeral

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bēn sāng

奔 丧

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v.hasten (home) for a death in the family; hasten home to attend a funeral
- qù nián qiū tiān wǒ yuè fù qù shì wǒ hé wǒ tài tai huí gù xiāng qù bēn sāng
  去年秋天，我岳父去世，我和我太太回故乡去奔丧。
  Last fall, my father-in-law passed away, so my wife and I went back to our hometown for the funeral.
synonym
diào yàn吊唁 kū sāng哭丧
antonym
bào xǐ报喜

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"丧" cannot be pronounced as "sàng" in "奔丧".

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