(idiom) restrain one's grief and accept what has happened (expression of condolence)
trad. 節哀順變
Also written 節哀順變【jié āi shùn biàn】
Characters in this word
4节
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see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]
- Pinyin
- jiē
- Traditional
- 節
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 5872 of 2500
哀
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Ai (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]
- Pinyin
- Āi
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 39419 of 2500
顺
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to obey, to follow, to arrange, to make reasonable, along, favorable
- Pinyin
- shùn
- Traditional
- 順
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 19020 of 2500
变
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to change, to become different, to transform, to vary, rebellion
- Pinyin
- biàn
- Traditional
- 變
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1186 of 2500