mourning banner; funeral scroll
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a large cloth banner hung at funerals to mourn the dead
formalTypically made of white or black silk/cotton, bearing inscriptions of condolence. Used in traditional Chinese funeral rites.
Líng灵
táng堂
lǐ里
guà挂
mǎn满
le了
bái白
sè色
de的
wǎn挽
zhàng幛
hé和
huā花
quān圈
。
The mourning hall was filled with white funeral banners and wreaths.
Qīn亲
yǒu友
men们
sòng送
lái来
le了
jǐ几
fú幅
wǎn挽
zhàng幛
biǎo表
shì示
āi哀
dào悼
。
Relatives and friends sent several mourning banners to express their condolences.
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Zhè这
fú幅
wǎn挽
zhàng幛
shàng上
xiě写
zhe着
"
dé德
gāo高
wàng望
zhòng重
"
sì四
gè个
dà大
zì字
。
This funeral banner bears the four large characters 'of high virtue and great prestige.'