LyYenKhang Posted December 3, 2011 at 03:43 AM Report Posted December 3, 2011 at 03:43 AM In Vietnam, in funeral processions if the deceased is your father you have a banner with the words: 胡山云闇 If it is your mother you have the words: 已岭万迷 Does anyone know the meaning/significance of these? I see similar characters (not the same though) usually something with the character shan1 or shui3 on the tombstones of over 90% of Chinese people in the local graveyard. Do Chinese have similar traditions? Quote
LyYenKhang Posted December 24, 2011 at 03:41 AM Author Report Posted December 24, 2011 at 03:41 AM If anyone's interested, I've found the answer. It was due to a mis-spelling that I couldn't find it previously. It is based on a line from the Jing-Shi: 陟彼岵兮瞻望父兮 陟彼屺兮瞻望母兮 Quote
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