卷席而葬 — “To be buried wrapped in a mat”
卷席而葬 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be buried wrapped in a straw mat, signifying an extremely simple and impoverished funeral due to lack of resources; a pauper's burial”. Literally, “To be buried wrapped in a mat”.
卷席而葬 Pronunciation and Pinyin
卷席而葬 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 卷席而葬
Idioms Related to 卷席而葬
More idioms starting with 卷
- juǎn卷tǔ土chóng重lái来stage a comeback
- juǎn卷dì地pí皮ruthlessly exploit or extort
- juàn卷zhì帙hào浩fán繁vast collection of books
- juàn卷xí席ér而jū居live precariously, ready to flee
- juǎn卷qí旗xī息gǔ鼓to cease all activities or efforts
- juǎn卷jiǎ甲bèi倍dào道march at double speed
- juǎn卷jiǎ甲shù束bīng兵cease hostilities or prepare for retreat
- juǎn卷jiǎ甲xián衔méi枚march rapidly and silently
- juǎn卷jiǎ甲tāo韬gē戈cease hostilities
- juǎn卷pū铺gài盖pack up and leave a job
Recommended tools
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →Questions about 卷席而葬
What does 卷席而葬 mean?
卷席而葬 (juǎn xí ér zàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be buried wrapped in a straw mat, signifying an extremely simple and impoverished funeral due to lack of resources; a pauper's burial”.
How do you pronounce 卷席而葬?
卷席而葬 is pronounced juǎn xí ér zàng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 卷席而葬 literally mean?
Literally, 卷席而葬 means “to be buried wrapped in a mat”. It is used to mean “to be buried wrapped in a straw mat, signifying an extremely simple and impoverished funeral due to lack of resources; a pauper's burial”.
What is the Chinese definition of 卷席而葬?
指用苇席裹尸而埋葬。极言葬礼之薄。