厚養薄葬 hòu yǎng bó zàng

care well for parents; simple funeral

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
厚 hòu HSK 4
thick; kind; generous
養 yǎng
to bring up (children); to raise (animals); to keep (pets)
薄 bó HSK 5
thin; light; indifferent
葬 zàng HSK 6
to bury (the dead); to inter; old variant of 葬zàng