節哀 [节－]

Jyutping zit3 oi1
Pinyin jié āi

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. Mourning; to overcome one's sorrows
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to restrain one's grief (often used to console family of a deceased person)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    人死不能复生，你节哀顺变啦！
    人死不能復生，你節哀順變啦！
    jan4 sei2 bat1 nang4 fuk6 sang1, nei5 zit3 oi1 seon6 bin3 laa1!
    • After somebody dies you can't bring them back to life, you must accept his passing and restrain your grief.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    节哀
    節哀
    jié āi
    • to restrain one's grief
  2. Mandarin
    请节哀顺变！
    請節哀順變！
    qǐng jié āi shùn biàn ！
    • My condolences; rest in peace.