to end the mourning period (after wearing mourning garments)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
to remove mourning garments and conclude the formal mourning period
literaryA term from ancient Chinese ritual and literature, denoting the formal end of the mourning period after the death of a parent or close relative. No longer used in modern daily life.
Sān三
nián年
zhī之
sāng丧
，
qī期
yǐ已
mǎn满
，
suì遂
chú除
sāng丧
。
The three-year mourning period has been completed, and thus the mourning garments are removed.
Gǔ古
lǐ礼
guī规
dìng定
，
wèi为
fù父
mǔ母
fú服
sāng丧
，
qī期
mǎn满
fāng方
kě可
chú除
sāng丧
。
Ancient rites stipulated that mourning for one's parents could only be concluded upon the completion of the prescribed period.