{"id":4829,"date":"2010-05-25T10:47:16","date_gmt":"2010-05-24T23:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wpblog\/?p=4829"},"modified":"2019-05-12T18:12:16","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T18:12:16","slug":"graves-from-the-cemetery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yewenyi.net\/wp\/fh\/?p=4829","title":{"rendered":"Grave of Yap Swee – (GF) \u8449\u826f\u606d\/\u8449\u745e\u96f2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well this page will be a work in progress. I have been trying to translate the grave stones for my grandfather and great grand father. This page is to assist with that translation and when it is complete I hope to have the full translation. I have uploaded full size images of the graves, temple and signs to Flickr. Click on the image to see the full size image. If you are able to help, please leave a comment in this post or on the flickr page. (I’d prefer the comments here.)<\/p>\n

The ? in the Chinese means that this is a character I have been unable t find in the paper dictionary, on my computer, or using the Chinese entry methods on the iPhone.<\/p>\n

My Grandfather<\/h1>\n

\"\u5ee3\u6771\u7fa9\u585c\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Top Line: \u5ee3\u6771 \u7fa9\u585c<\/h3>\n

\u5ee3\u6771(mandarin\uff1a\u5e7f\u4e1c\uff1bcontonese:gwong dung) – Canton or Guangdung provoince
\n\u7fa9\u585c(mandarin:yizhong; contonese:ji cung—–gratuitous graves for anonymous \u00a0dead)
\nBottom Line: \u798f\u5fb7\u7960<\/span><\/p>\n

google: Fuk Tak Temple<\/p>\n

Top line: \u5357\u967d<\/h3>\n

Nanyang in Henan Province.<\/a><\/p>\n

Second Top Line: \u535a\u7f85<\/h3>\n

B\u00f3lu\u00f3 (Bok Loh) Province (Google maps<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Outer columns (Poem): \u535a\u671b\u5b8f\u958b\u50b3\u5f8c\u88d4 \u00a0\u00a0\u7f85\u967d\u7ee7\u7f8e\u632f\u524d?<\/h3>\n

A poem based on Bok Loh – \u535a\u7f85
\nThe first line might say “the\u00a0descendants\u00a0of Fang Cheng<\/a>“. which is near Nan Yang in He Bei Province.
\nThe second line seem to start with “Bo Luo<\/a>” of Bok Loh (as it would be in dialect).<\/p>\n

Middle columns (Feng Shui Compass Points): \u738b\u5c71\u4e19\u5411\u517c\u5b51\u5348; \u65b0\u5df2\u8f9b\u4ea5\u662f\u5206\u5168<\/h3>\n

It turns out that there are many feng shui compass point systems, so I really need someone who can help me with this. The people at the Evergreen Taoist Church suggested I talk to Sydney University.<\/p>\n

Right inner column: \u4e2d\u83ef\u6c11\u570b\u5eff\u516b\u5e74\u6b63\u6708\u5341\u4e94\u65e5 \u5409\u65e6\u5b89\u585f<\/h3>\n

ROC 28 year 1st month 15th day. I think that this uses the Minguo calendar (\u6c11\u570b\u7d00\u5143<\/a>).<\/p>\n

ROC 28 = 1939 (1912 = year 1).\u00a0 So this becomes\u00a015 January\u00a01939.<\/p>\n

\u5b89\u585f\uff08z\u00e0ng\uff09 \uff1aBurial Ritual (Note google translate tries to autocorrect this to burial –\u00a0\u5b89\u846c\u00a0)<\/p>\n

Middle column: \u6c11\u570b\u986f\u8003, \u8ae1\uff0c\u826f\u606d, \u8af1,\u745e\u96f2\u8449\u5e9c\u541b\u4e4b\u58b3\u5893<\/h3>\n

ROC wrt to my father\/ancestors in this tomb, who’s honorific name is \u745e\u96f2 Rui Yun, and taboo name is \u826f\u606d Liang Gong.<\/p>\n

\u6c11\u570b ROC<\/p>\n

\u986f\u8003 wrt my late father<\/p>\n

\u8ae1\uff0c\u826f\u606d, Honorific name Liang Gong (Lian Kiong)<\/p>\n

\u8af1\uff0c\u745e\u96f2<\/a>, Taboo name Rui Yun (Swee Hoon\u00a0(Hun?)\u00a0)<\/p>\n

\u8449 Surname Ye (Yap)<\/p>\n

\u5e9c\u541b One’s ancestor<\/p>\n

\u4e4b relationship<\/p>\n

\u58b3\u5893 grave\/tomb<\/p>\n

Left column inside: \u56db\u5927\u623f\u675e\u5949\u7537 ?, \u76ca\u6ce2, \u76ca\u91d1, \u76ca\u69ae, \u76ca\u9326, ?????<\/h3>\n

\u56db\u5927\u623f seems to say 4 eldest sons. The rest I cannot make any sense of. But why would it say eldest? Does that mean that there are more?<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \u76ca\u6ce2 yit poh (mandarin: yi\u00a0 bo) – My father<\/li>\n
  2. \u76ca\u91d1 yit kim (mandarin: yi jin) – My Uncle<\/li>\n
  3. \u76ca\u69ae yit\u00a0ng? (eng in\u00a0tiawanese)\u00a0(mandarin: yi rong) – Son of a different wife<\/li>\n
  4. \u76ca\u9326 yit\u00a0khim? (kim or gim in taiwanese) (mandarin: yi jin)- Son of a different wife<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    One of the latter characters implies grandchildren.<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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