陪葬

• Pinyin: péi zàng
• Desglose de hanzi: 陪 = 阝 + 咅 (stand beside); 葬 = 艹 + 死 + 廾 (grass over a body — burial)

Significado

Ser enterrado con el difunto; ajuar funerario; “irse a pique con” alguien (fig.).

Refers to the ancient practice of burying servants, consorts, or objects with a deceased ruler. In modern usage, used figuratively for being dragged down by someone else's failure — e.g., employees whose careers are ruined by a failed company.

Ejemplos

1. 秦始皇陵出土了大量精美的陪葬品，令世人震惊。
2. 古代贵族死后，往往会有大量珍贵器物作为陪葬。
3. 他不想因为管理层的决策失误而陪葬，决定提前辞职。

Guía de uso

Contexto: history, archaeology, colloquial metaphor

Tono: serious

Correcto

• 考古队在墓室内发掘出数百件陪葬器皿，其工艺水平令专家叹为观止。(The archaeological team unearthed hundreds of burial artefacts from the chamber, the craftsmanship of which left experts in awe.)
• 公司破产后，许多无辜的中层员工被迫为高层的错误决策陪葬，失去了工作。(After the company went bankrupt, many innocent mid-level employees were forced to suffer the consequences of senior management's poor decisions and lost their jobs.)

Incorrecto

• 他陪葬了她的婚礼 — use 毁了 or 破坏了 for ruining an event; 陪葬 specifically involves being pulled down in death or ruin, not disrupting a ceremony

Origen e historia

陪 (accompany) + 葬 (bury, inter) — to accompany into burial

Contexto cultural

Época: Ancient

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal