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寝苫枕块
qǐn​shān​zhěn​kuài

mourning for parents

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寝苫枕块 寢苫枕塊 qǐn​shān​zhěn​kuài
mourning for parents
(idiom) to sleep on a straw mat with a clod of earth for a pillow; refers to the traditional etiquette observed by a filial son during the mourning period for a parent to express deep grief