基本解释
拼音:xián kǒu diàn bèi
注音:ㄒㄧㄢˊㄎㄡˇㄉㄧㄢˋㄅㄟˋ
解释:衔口:给死者嘴里含上珍珠、玉石或米作压舌物;垫背:在死者垫褥下面放钱。指古时殓葬时的一种习俗。比喻死亡。
出处:清·曹雪芹《红楼梦》第七十二回:“我又不等着衔口垫背,忙了什么。”
单字解释:
衔
口
垫
背
英语解释
Mouth: put pearls, jade or rice in the mouth of the deceased as tongue depressor; Back cushion: put money under the mattress of the dead. It refers to a custom of burial in ancient times. A metaphor for death.