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如喪考妣

简如丧考妣 · 繁如喪考妣

Mandarin · pinyin rú sàng kǎo bǐ

(lit.) as if in mourning for one's parents (idiom)
(fig.) (often pejorative) inconsolable; distraught

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如: rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
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考: kǎo · examine, test; investigate
妣: bǐ · one's deceased mother
丧: sàng · mourning; mourn; funeral

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2–4–3–3 · ru2 sang4 kao3 bi3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jyu4 song3 haau2 bei2

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(now derogatory) grieved or anxious as if one had lost one's parents
(idiomatic) concentrate on things

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