薄养厚葬 in English bo2 yang3 hou4 zang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral
  • hypocrisy in arranging a lavish funeral after treating one's parents meanly

Simplified Characters

薄 养 厚 葬

Traditional Characters

薄 養 厚 葬

Pinyin

bo2 yang3 hou4 zang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

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