shòuyī

寿衣

Word · NounTraditional壽衣

burial clothes; shroud

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

burial clothes; shroud; clothes for dressing the dead

In Chinese tradition, elderly people often prepare their own burial clothes in advance while they are still alive.

Nǎi奶
nai奶
yǐ已
jīng经
zhǔn准
bèi备
hǎo好
le了
shòu寿
yī衣
 。

Grandma has already prepared her burial clothes.

Zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
wén文
huà化
zhōng中
 ,
lǎo老
nián年
rén人
cháng常
huì会
tí提
qián前
zhǔn准
bèi备
hǎo好
shòu寿
yī衣
 。

In traditional Chinese culture, elderly people often prepare their burial clothes in advance.

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Zhè这
tào套
shòu寿
yī衣
shì是
yòng用
sī丝
chóu绸
zuò做
de的
 。

This set of burial clothes is made of silk.