寢苫枕塊

寝
寢
苫
苫
枕
枕
块
塊
bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom) / the correct etiquette for a filial son during the mourning period

Characters and words in 寢苫枕塊

寝
寢
qǐn = qi + (e)n3
to lie down
苫
sha̅n = sh + an1
straw mat / thatch
枕
zhěn = zh + (e)n3
pillow / to pillow / to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4] for this sense)
枕 = 冘 + 木 : James II of England (zh) got a new treadmill (冘) for Christmas and he set it up right in front of the Christmas tree (木) in the encampment's living room ((e)n3). When he falls off the treadmill for the first time he falls right into the Christmas tree, which is quite painful and teaches him a lesson. From now on, he'll strap a pillow (枕) to his back.
枕
枕
块
塊
to use clay for a pillow (during mourning period)
块
塊
kuài = ku + ai4
lump (of earth) / chunk / piece / classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units
块 = 土 + 夬 : Karl Koala let the crystal ball drop in the airplane's bathroom. He collected all the pieces and fixed them together again using nothing but dirt. After he asks the crystal ball whether or not everything is okay, the crystal ball replies that Karl is a piece of shit.

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