dress in the coarse hempen cloth black
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p ī m á D à ISU ǒ, which means wearing hemp with filial piety, refers to the service of filial piety. It's from the story of pipa, forced by Cai Gong.
The origin of Idioms
Yuan Gaoming's the story of pipa, forced by Cai Gong: "old thief! You are 70 or 80 years old, and you don't know how to be filial. Wearing hemp and rope is filial piety. "
Idiom usage
It refers to mourning.
Chinese PinYin : pī má dài suǒ
dress in the coarse hempen cloth black
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