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帶孝

简带孝 · 繁帶孝

Mandarin · pinyin dài xiào

variant of 戴孝 dài xiào

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孝: xiào · filial piety, obedience; mourning
带: dài · belt, girdle, band, strap, zone

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4–4 · dai4 xiao4

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verb · Etymology 1

(Hokkien) to wear mourning garb (for a parent, relative, etc.); to be in mourning

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