五服
Chinese
| five | clothes; dress; garment; submit; take (medicine) | ||
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| simp. and trad. (五服) |
五 | 服 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
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
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