sāng

common
noun

Meaning of 丧服

丧服 means mourning garments worn to express grief for the dead. Pronounced sāng fú.

  • mourning garments worn to express grief for the dead

Definitions & Examples

shēn
chuān穿
bái
sāng
 
shén
qíng
de
zhàn
zài
líng
táng
qián
 

Dressed in white mourning garments, he stood solemnly before the memorial hall.

Àn
zhào
chuán
tǒng
 
xiào
zài
sāng
nèi
yào
chuān穿
zhì
zuò
de
sāng
 

According to traditional customs, filial sons must wear mourning garments made of coarse cloth during the mourning period.

dài
de
sāng
zhì
yán
guī
dìng
le
tóng
qīn
shǔ
guān
xi
yīng
chuān穿
de
shì
děng
 

The ancient mourning garment system strictly regulated the rank of attire to be worn according to different kinship relationships.

Xiàn
zài
chéng
shì
hěn
shǎo
yǒu
rén
chuān穿
chuán
tǒng
sāng
le
 
duō
gǎi
chuān穿
hēi
西
zhuāng
 

Nowadays, few people in cities wear traditional mourning garments, having mostly switched to black suits.