| 哭丧棒 |
kū sāng bàng |
mourning staff draped in white, held at a funeral to show filial piety |
| 哭 |
kū |
to cry; to weep |
| 哭丧 |
kū sāng |
to wail at a funeral / formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed |
| 丧 |
sāng |
mourning / funeral / (old) corpse |
| 丧 |
sàng |
to lose sth abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc) / to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc) / to die / disappointed / discouraged |
| 丧棒 |
sāng bàng |
funeral stick (held by the son as a sign of filial piety) |
| 棒 |
bàng |
stick / club / cudgel / smart / capable / strong / wonderful / classifier for legs of a relay race |