bìnyíguǎn 殡仪馆 funeral home chū bìn 出殡 to hold a funeral procession cónglái bù 从来不 never cónglái dōu 从来都 always (in the past) cónglái méi 从来没 have never dā 打 travel by, take (a taxi, bus, train, airplane, etc.) dàdōu 大都 for the most part dài xiào 带孝 to wear mourning fādá 发达 to be developed, to be prosperous fǎnzhèng 反正 anyway, in any case fēngshuǐ 风水 the Chinese science of geomancy (that is, the influence of landscape on people and their fortunes) gāi 该 should, ought to gōngmù 公墓 public cemetery guānniàn 观念 concept, notion, view guīju 规矩 special customs, established rules héqilai 合起来 to combine, to join together hòudài 后代 descendants huā 花 to be multicolored huāquān 花圈 flower wreath huī 灰 to be gray huò 或 or huǒzàng 火葬 cremation jiǎngjiu 讲究 to be particular about; to be elegant, to be tasteful Jílè Bìnyíguǎn 极乐殡仪馆 Paradise Funeral Home (in Tapei) jiù shì le 就是了 ..., that’s all māma 妈妈 mother, mom míxin 迷信 to be superstitious; superstition nǎ (náli, nǎr) 那（那里，那儿） how (used in rhetorical questions to deny something) qiān míng 签名 to sign one’s name qiānmíngbù 签名簿 guest book rènwéi 认为 to think that, to believe that rúhé 如何 how, in what way; how (someone or something) is; how is it (literary form) shì fǒu 是否 literary form meaning shi bu shi shǒubì 手臂 arm sǐ 死 to die tǔzàng 土葬 burial (the word used in contrast to cremation or burial at sea) wǎnliàn 挽联 funeral scroll xiǎode 晓得 to know xíguàn 习惯 habit, custom Yàngmíngshān 阳明山 a mountain in suburban Taipei yídào 一道 together zhǐ yào 只要 as long as, if only zǐsūn 子孙 descendants