wear coarse hemp mourning garments; observe deep mourning
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb phrase
to wear coarse hemp mourning clothes (as a sign of filial piety and deep grief)
archaicDescribes the traditional, formal mourning attire and ritual in Chinese culture, specifically for the death of a parent. It signifies the deepest level of filial mourning. Usage is now more historical or literary.
Àn按
zhào照
jiù旧
sú俗
，
zhǎng长
zǐ子
bì必
xū须
pī披
má麻
dài戴
xiào孝
wèi为
fù父
qīn亲
sòng送
zàng葬
。
According to the old custom, the eldest son must wear coarse hemp mourning clothes to bury his father.
Xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
，
zhǔ主
rén人
gōng公
pī披
má麻
dài戴
xiào孝
，
zài在
líng灵
qián前
shǒu守
le了
sān三
tiān天
sān三
yè夜
。
In the novel, the protagonist wore mourning clothes and kept vigil before the coffin for three days and nights.
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Rú如
jīn今
zhè这
zhǒng种
pī披
má麻
dài戴
xiào孝
de的
sāng丧
zàng葬
yí仪
shì式
yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
shǎo少
jiàn见
le了
。
Nowadays, such funeral rituals involving wearing coarse hemp mourning clothes are rarely seen.