cuī
缞
mourning garment; sackcloth
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
mourning garments; sackcloth; coarse hempen cloth worn during mourning in ancient times
archaicA specific term for a type of coarse, unhemmed mourning garment worn in ancient China, typically by close relatives of the deceased. It is classified by the fineness of the cloth and the duration it is worn. Appears almost exclusively in classical texts and historical contexts.
Gǔ古
dài代
zǐ子
wèi为
fù父
mǔ母
fú服
zhǎn斩
cuī缞
sān三
nián年
。
In ancient times, a son wore the coarsest mourning garment (zhǎncuī) for three years upon the death of his parents.
《
Yí仪
lǐ礼
》
zhōng中
xiáng详
xì细
jì记
zǎi载
le了
cuī缞
fú服
de的
zhì制
dù度
。
The 'Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial' records in detail the system of mourning garments.
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Shēn身
zhuó着
qí齐
cuī缞
，
yǐ以
shì示
āi哀
dào悼
。
Wearing the even-hemmed mourning garment to express mourning.