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拽布拖麻
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拽布拖麻

拽布拖麻 — “To wear mourning clothes”

拽布拖麻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wear mourning clothes”. To be in deep mourning, typically by wearing sackcloth and hemp. Literally, “drag cloth and trail hemp”.

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拽布拖麻 Pronunciation and Pinyin

拽布拖麻 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
拽
zhuài9pull or drag forcefully
布
bù5cloth; announce; arrange
拖
tuō8drag, delay, procrastinate
麻
má11hemp, numb, sesame, pockmarks

Example Sentence with 拽布拖麻

老人去世后,子女们都拽布拖麻,送他最后一程
After the elder passed away, his children were all in mourning, wearing sackcloth and hemp, to see him off.

Idioms Related to 拽布拖麻

Synonyms of 拽布拖麻

  • pī披má麻dài戴xiào孝wear mourning clothes for a deceased elder

More idioms starting with 拽

  • zhuài拽xiàng巷luó啰jiē街make a great clamor
  • zhuài拽xiàng巷luǒ攞jiē街shout loudly and cause a public commotion
  • zhuài拽xiàng巷luó逻jiē街shout loudly and make a commotion
  • zhuài拽bù布pī披má麻wear mourning clothes
  • zhuāi拽quán拳diū丢diē跌fierce punching and wrestling fight
  • zhuāi拽bà欛fú扶lí犁to make a living by farming
  • zhuāi拽pá耙fú扶lí犁to farm and make a living
  • zhuài拽xiàng象tuō拖xī犀possess extraordinary superhuman strength

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Questions about 拽布拖麻

What does 拽布拖麻 mean?

拽布拖麻 (zhuài bù tuō má) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to wear mourning clothes”.

How do you pronounce 拽布拖麻?

拽布拖麻 is pronounced zhuài bù tuō má in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 拽布拖麻 literally mean?

Literally, 拽布拖麻 means “drag cloth and trail hemp”. It is used to mean “to wear mourning clothes”.

What is the Chinese definition of 拽布拖麻?

穿孝服,服丧事。犹言披麻戴孝。

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