縗 (cuī) - mourning garment made of coarse hemp & sackcloth worn in mourning

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縗 · cuī

mourning garment made of coarse hemp;

sackcloth worn in mourning

mourning garment made of coarse hempsackcloth worn in mourning

Usage highlights

coarse mourning clotheswearing sackclothunhemmed mourning garmenthemmed mourning garmentmourning periodmourning rituals

Synonyms

  • 丧服— mourning clothes
  • 孝服— filial mourning garments

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He wore coarse mourning clothes (縗服) for his father.
  • The mourning period required wearing sackcloth (披縗).
  • Different grades of mourning garments existed (斩縗, 齐縗).

Collocations

  • coarse mourning clothes(縗服)
  • wearing sackcloth(披縗)
  • unhemmed mourning garment(斩縗)
  • hemmed mourning garment(齐縗)
  • mourning period(縗期)
  • mourning rituals(縗礼)

Idioms

  • Wearing mourning clothes and eating simple food(縗食瓢饮)
  • The three years of mourning in coarse hemp(三年之縗)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Part of traditional Chinese mourning system with five grades of mourning garments.
  • Different types indicated relationship to deceased - unhemmed for closest relatives.
  • Reflected Confucian emphasis on filial piety and ritual propriety.
  • Mourning periods could last from three months to three years depending on relationship.

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