薄养厚葬 bó yǎng hòu zàng

to neglect one's parents but give them a rich funeral

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

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