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戴孝

dài xiào

2-character word

What 戴孝 means

1. to wear mourning garb
2. to be in mourning

The characters in 戴孝

• 戴dàito put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear
• 孝xiàofilial piety or obedience; mourning apparel

Words containing 戴孝

• 披麻戴孝pī má dài xiàoto wear mourning clothes; to be in mourning; also written 披麻带孝

Sounds the same

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• 带孝variant of 戴孝

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