《新五代史·列传·杂传第四十三》
马缟又说： 缭麻等丧服的礼制，是用来区别亲疏远近，辨明嫌疑误会的。
缟又言： 缞麻丧纪，所以别亲疏，辨嫌疑。
Ma Gong also said: “The funeral rituals for liao [type of mourning garment], etc., are used to differentiate between near and far, and to clarify suspicions and misunderstandings.”