五服
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Chinese[edit]
five | clothes; dress; garment clothes; dress; garment; submit; take (medicine) | ||
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simp. and trad. (五服) |
五 | 服 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
五服
- (historical) five kinds of mourning garments worn according to the relationship to the deceased: 斬衰/斩衰, 齊衰/齐衰, 大功 (dàgōng), 小功, and 緦麻/缌麻
- (historical) the five domains (regions designated in a concentric pattern around the capital city)
- (historical) ceremonial robes worn by the emperor, feudal lords, ministers, grand masters, and servicemen
- five generations from one's great-great-grandfather to oneself