厚养薄葬 in English hou4 yang3 bo2 zang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • generous care but a thrifty funeral
  • to look after one's parents generously, but not waste money on a lavish funeral

Simplified Characters

厚 养 薄 葬

Traditional Characters

厚 養 薄 葬

Pinyin

hou4 yang3 bo2 zang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

厚hou4thick 养yang3to raise (animals) 薄bao2surname Bo 葬zang4old variant of 葬[zang4]