寝苫枕块 — Chinese idiom
寝苫枕块
qǐn shān zhěn kuài
Traditional: 寢苫枕塊
Meaning
- bed of straw and pillow of clay
- the correct etiquette for a filial son during the mourning period
Character by character
- 寝qǐnto sleep, to rest; bedroom
- 苫shānrush or straw matting
- 枕zhěnpillow
- 块kuàipiece, lump, chunk; dollar; measure word for curre
Idioms sharing a character
- 寝食难安 qǐn shí nán ān
- 废寝忘食 fèi qǐn wàng shí
- 枕戈寝甲 zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ
- 食肉寝皮 shí ròu qǐn pí
- 曲肱而枕 qū gōng ér zhěn
- 枕冷衾寒 zhěn lěng qīn hán
- 枕戈待旦 zhěn gē dài dàn
- 枕石漱流 zhěn shí shù liú
- 高枕无忧 gāo zhěn wú yōu
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