节哀顺变

節哀順變
jié'āi-shùnbiàn
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 restrain your grief and accept what has happened
  2. 2 my condolences

Examples

Tīngdào nín fùqīn qùshì de xiāoxi, qǐng jié'āi-shùnbiàn.
Hearing of your father's passing, please accept my condolences.
Wǒmen dōu hěn nánguò, xīwàng nín jié'āi-shùnbiàn.
We're all very sad, and we hope you can bear the grief.

Tips

history
From 礼记 (Book of Rites): 丧礼哀戚之至节哀顺变 - 'mourning rites are the depth of grief; restrain sorrow, accept change.' It has been the standard formal condolence phrase in Chinese funerary etiquette for over 2,000 years.

Stroke Order

jié
āi
shùn
biàn