「攬榜公」
Entry #1 | |
Pronunciation: | laam2 bong2 gung1 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
攬 to hug; to embrace; to hold; to take on; to shoulder; to support strongly 榜 list of names 公 public; shared; governmental; (of animals) male; obverse; mother's father; old man |
Part of Speech: | noun |
Labels: | Jargon |
Explanation: |
the senior man carrying a full list of names of relevant villagers on a red sheet during the Chiu (太平清醮 taai3 ping4 cing1 ziu3) to be posted and burnt in rituals (generally only those who are aged, is married, and have grandchildren and, if any, the later generations are eligible)
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