sàng

mourning; mourn; funeral

DEFINITIONS

喪 sàng
  • to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc)
  • to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc)
  • to die
  • disappointed
  • discouraged
喪 sāng
  • mourning
  • funeral
  • (old) corpse

WORDS

棒 sāng bàng funeral stick (held by the son as a sign of filial piety)
權辱國 sàng quán rǔ guó to forfeit sovereignty and humiliate the country (idiom); to surrender territory under humiliating terms
氣 sàng qì to feel disheartened
氣 sàng qi unlucky
氣話 sàng qì huà demoralizing talk
氣鬼 sàng qì guǐ downcast wretch; bad-tempered and unpleasant person
父 sàng fù to be orphaned of one's father
生 sàng shēng to die; to lose one's life
盡 sàng jìn to completely lose (one's dignity, vitality etc)
盡天良 sàng jìn tiān liáng devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless
禮 sāng lǐ funeral
膽 sàng dǎn panic-stricken; scared out of one's wits
荒 sāng huāng mourning ceremonial
葬 sāng zàng funeral; burial
葬費 sāng zàng fèi funeral expenses
親 sàng qīn bereavement; to lose a relative
鐘 sāng zhōng knell
門星 sāng mén xīng messenger of death (cf Irish banshee); person bringing bad luck
門神 sāng mén shén messenger of death (cf Irish banshee); person bringing bad luck
魂失魄 sàng hún shī pò distraught; dazed
魂落魄 sàng hún luò pò scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic
垂頭氣 chuí tóu sàng qì hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen
bào sāng to announce sb's demise; to predict death
bēn sāng to hasten home for the funeral of a parent or grandparent
shǒu sāng to keep watch beside a coffin; to observe a period of mourning