Be in mourning
The Chinese idiom w ú f ú zh ī s à ng, Pinyin, means mourning without mourning. It comes from the book of rites, Confucius' leisurely residence.
The origin of Idioms
In the book of rites, Confucius lives in Leisure: "if there is a funeral for the people, if they crawl to save them, they will be helpless."
Idiom usage
Used as an object; used in writing.
Be in mourning
one 's hand could no longer act as one 's heart directed - shǒu bù yīng xīn
The day is dry and the night is alert - zhòu gàn xī tì