white mourning dress; funeral garments
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
white mourning garments; white funeral dress worn during the mourning period
literaryA literary term used in classical Chinese and formal contexts to refer specifically to white clothing worn during mourning periods. Often appears in historical texts and literary descriptions of funerals.
Guó国
sāng丧
qí期
jiān间
，
quán全
chéng城
gǎo缟
sù素
。
During the national mourning period, the entire city was dressed in white.
Shēn身
pī披
gǎo缟
sù素
，
yǐ以
shì示
āi哀
tòng恸
。
Dressed in white mourning garments to express deep grief.
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Bǎi百
xìng姓
jiē皆
gǎo缟
sù素
，
yíng迎
sòng送
liè烈
shì士
líng灵
jiù柩
。
The common people all wore white mourning dress to welcome and escort the martyr's coffin.