寝苫枕块 Save Sign in to save words Traditional (Taiwan): 寢苫枕塊 qǐnshānzhěnkuài ㄑㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄢ ㄓㄣˇ ㄎㄨㄞˋ bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom) the correct etiquette for a filial son during the mourning period Character by character 寝(qǐn)lie down to sleep or rest 苫(shān)straw mat 枕(zhěn)pillow 块(kuài)lump A Chinese word or character, or English Search Sources CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0 pinyinjs, Apache-2.0