If a man leaves no progeny the situation can be redeemed through adoption, but a woman must first be married before she can be included in the spirit table of her husband's family.
男人無嗣者可由過房方式得到補償，而女則必有「歸」﹘﹘出嫁，方能列在夫家祖宗牌位，萬一未嫁即殤，本家又不能供奉，易列野鬼之林。