披麻带孝 pī má dài xiào

DEFINITIONS

  1. to wear mourning clothes
  2. to be in mourning
  3. also written 披麻戴孝

CHARACTERS

披 pī wear; split; crack
麻 má hemp, jute, flax; sesame
带 dài belt, girdle, band, strap, zone
孝 xiào filial piety, obedience; mourning