披麻带孝 (披麻帶孝)
pī má dài xiào
Pinyin

Definition

披麻带孝 (披麻帶孝)
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pī má dài xiào
  1. to wear mourning clothes
  2. to be in mourning
  3. also written 披麻戴孝

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

芝麻
zhī ma
  1. 1 sesame (seed)
麻将
má jiàng
  1. 1 mahjong
  2. 2 classifier: 副 fù
麻烦
má fan
  1. 1 inconvenient
  2. 2 troublesome
  3. 3 annoying
  4. 4 to trouble or bother sb
  5. 5 to put sb to trouble
不孝
bù xiào
  1. 1 unfilial
亚麻
yà má
  1. 1 flax

Idioms (15)

孝思不匮
xiào sī bù kuì
  1. 1 to be forever filial (idiom)
心乱如麻
xīn luàn rú má
  1. 1 one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom); confused
  2. 2 disconcerted
  3. 3 upset
快刀斩乱麻
kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
所向披靡
suǒ xiàng pī mǐ
  1. 1 to sweep everything before one
  2. 2 to be invincible (idiom)