ancient coarse bamboo/reed mat
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
coarse mat made of bamboo or reeds (used in ancient times)
archaicAn archaic term referring to a rough, inexpensive sleeping or sitting mat woven from bamboo strips or rushes, commonly contrasted with finer, decorated mats (华席) in classical texts.
Gǔ古
rén人
jū居
sāng丧
shí时
，
cháng常
zuò坐
wò卧
yú于
qú籧
chú篨
zhī之
shàng上
。
When ancient people observed mourning rites, they often sat and slept on coarse reed mats.
Qú籧
chú篨
suī虽
cū粗
，
què却
kě可
yù御
shī湿
，
gǔ古
rén人
duō多
yòng用
zhī之
yú于
xià夏
rì日
。
Though coarse, rush mats could ward off dampness, so ancient people often used them in summer.
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Yǔ与
huá华
měi美
zhī之
zhú竹
xí席
xiāng相
bǐ比
，
qú籧
chú篨
nǎi乃
pín贫
zhě者
suǒ所
yòng用
。
Compared to fine and beautiful bamboo mats, coarse reed mats were used by the poor.