mourning garment; white funeral dress
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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mourning garment; white cloth or hemp garment worn after the death of an elder
Traditional Chinese funeral custom requires descendants to wear unadorned white or hemp clothing for a mourning period (typically 49 days or three years depending on closeness).
Zǐ子
sūn孙
men们
pī披
má麻
dài戴
xiào孝
，
chuān穿
zhe着
xiào孝
yī衣
wèi为
lǎo老
rén人
shǒu守
líng灵
。
The descendants wore hemp and mourning clothes, keeping vigil for the elder.
Àn按
zhào照
jiù旧
sú俗
，
xiào孝
yī衣
yào要
yòng用
běn本
bái白
sè色
de的
cū粗
bù布
féng缝
zhì制
。
According to old customs, mourning garments must be sewn from undyed white coarse cloth.
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Zàng葬
lǐ礼
jié结
shù束
hòu后
，
qīn亲
shǔ属
men们
tuō脱
xià下
le了
xiào孝
yī衣
。
After the funeral concluded, the relatives removed their mourning garments.