沖喜

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: cong1 hi2
POJ: tshong-hí
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

verb: to arrange a warding-off wedding, to marry off to ward off death/illness
沖喜

Refers to a specific dated folk custom (arranging a wedding for a gravely ill relative to try to ward off death); rare and culturally specific with no simple modern equivalent.

Usage: dated

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