「節哀順變」
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| Pronunciation: | zit3 oi1 seon6 bin3 | 
| Individual Character Meaning:  | 
     
      
       節 festival; length; stanza; joint of plant; joint; node; division; section; part; holiday; item; matter; to economise; to save; to restrain 哀 grief; sorrow; condolences 順 smooth; along; to be subservient; to obey 變 to change; to change into; to turn into; to transform  | 
    
| Part of Speech: | expression | 
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          expression of consolation to the bereaved; to restrain one's grief; literally: limit grief and accept the change 
          
          
        
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
      
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| See also: | 離愁別緒 哀 | 
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