Lee Keng Chin passed away at the age of 25 on 16 May 1941. His dialect was listed as Hokkien.
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| Lee Keng Chin / 李慶春 |
Using Gemini AI as Assistance sparingly since i can't read chinese (do correct me if i am wrong, by commenting below)
Top Left Column (Ancestral Home)
金竹 (Jīnjiú)
Translation: Jinzhu (The ancestral village or region of the Li family in China).
Main Central Column (The Deceased Name)
顯考慶春李公墓
Translation: Tomb of the late, respected father, Mr. Li Qingchun.
Note: "顯考" (Xian Kao) is an honorific term for a deceased father. "李" (Li) is the surname, "慶春" (Qingchun) is the given name, and "公" (Gong) is a respectful term for a gentleman.
Right Column (Date of Death)
卒民國辛巳年
Year: Died in the Xinsi Year of the Republic of China which corresponds directly to 1941.
Left Column (The Family Line (Far Left, Bottom Inner Column))
This part is a bit tricky and i couldn't make sense of what was given to me and i am afraid that it hallucinated on me (bearing in mind that Lee Keng Chin passed away young at the age of 25).
These characters are stacked vertically and name the immediate filial descendants establishing the grave.
孝 總 / 另力再添
English Context: This is an atypical layout where "孝" (Filial) serves as a prefix designation for descendants.
The phrase "另力再添" roughly translates to "additionally putting forth strength to add to the family line"—a blessing inscribed on the stone wishing for the family lineage to continue expanding after the patriarch's death.
Location of tomb
Pauper Section 4, Division 3, plot 608

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