qǐn shān zhěn kuài

Traditional: 寢苫枕塊

寝苫枕块 (qǐn shān zhěn kuài) is a Chinese word meaning “bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom); the correct etiquette for a filial son during the mourning period”.

Meanings

  1. 1bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom)
  2. 2the correct etiquette for a filial son during the mourning period

Characters in 寝苫枕块

寝qǐn · (bound form) to lie down to sleep or rest苫shān · straw mat枕zhěn · (bound form) pillow块kuài · lump; chunk; piece

Related words

块lump; chunk; piece枕头pillow一块儿erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4]大块头heavy man冰块ice cube一块a piece; a chunk枕(bound form) pillow寝室bedroom块头size肿块swelling方块cube; block; square石块stone

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