







班衣戏采 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to dress in colorful clothes and act playfully to entertain one's parents, symbolizing filial piety and devotion, based on the legend of Lao Laizi”. Literally, “Wearing colorful clothes and acting playfully (to please parents)”.

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Open the tool →班衣戏采 (bān yī xì cǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to dress in colorful clothes and act playfully to entertain one's parents, symbolizing filial piety and devotion, based on the legend of Lao Laizi”.
班衣戏采 is pronounced bān yī xì cǎi in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 班衣戏采 means “Wearing colorful clothes and acting playfully (to please parents)”. It is used to mean “to dress in colorful clothes and act playfully to entertain one's parents, symbolizing filial piety and devotion, based on the legend of Lao Laizi”.
相传老莱子七十岁时穿彩衣作儿戏以娱亲。后以之为老养父母的孝亲典故。