WordTaiwan frequency #12,689
掃墓
ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄨˋ
“to visit and clean a grave or tomb; to sweep a grave; to tend a burial site; to honor ancestors at a gravesite”
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- 打掃ㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄠˇto clean; to sweep; to tidy up a place by removing dirt or clutter.
- 掃描ㄙㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄠˊto scan; to browse quickly; the process of a cathode-ray tube displaying images by moving an electron beam across a screen
- 墳墓ㄈㄣˊ ㄇㄨˋburial place for the dead; grave; tomb; mound of earth over a burial site
- 掃街ㄙㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝto sweep the streets; to canvas for votes or sales during elections; a traditional custom of picking up items left on streets late at night during the Lantern Festival (Taiwan)
- 公墓ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄨˋpublic cemetery; a burial ground open to the general public; in Taiwan usage also refers to a royal tomb or mausoleum.
- 掃地ㄙㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋto sweep the floor; to clean the ground; (figurative) to wipe out completely; to destroy utterly.
- 墓園ㄇㄨˋ ㄩㄢˊcemetery; graveyard; burial ground.
- 清掃ㄑㄧㄥ ㄙㄠˇto clean; to sweep; to tidy up; a sweep (against crime).
- 墓地ㄇㄨˋ ㄉㄧˋcemetery; graveyard; burial ground; a place where the dead are buried
- 橫掃ㄏㄥˊ ㄙㄠˇto sweep across rapidly and forcefully; to sweep everything in one's path; to win overwhelmingly.
- 墓碑ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄟA tombstone; a stone placed at a grave, usually inscribed to identify or honor the deceased.
- 掃除ㄙㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊclean away dirt; sweep and tidy; eliminate; wipe out