节哀顺变 — Chinese idiom
节哀顺变
jié āi shùn biàn
Traditional: 節哀順變
Meaning
- restrain one's grief and accept what has happened (expression of condolence)
Character by character
- 节jiéfestival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to s
- 哀āisad, mournful, pitiful; to pity; to grieve
- 顺shùnto submit to, to obey, to go along with
- 变biànto change, to transform, to alter; rebel
Idioms sharing a character
- 不拘小节 bù jū xiǎo jié
- 勤俭节约 qín jiǎn jié yuē
- 厉行节约 lì xíng jié yuē
- 折节读书 zhé jié dú shū
- 晚节不保 wǎn jié bù bǎo
- 枝节横生 zhī jié héng shēng
- 横生枝节 héng shēng zhī jié
- 清风劲节 qīng fēng jìng jié
- 盘根错节 pán gēn cuò jié
- 节上生枝 jié shàng shēng zhī
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