裙布钗荆 — “Cloth skirt and thorn hairpin”
裙布钗荆 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be dressed in simple and plain clothes, often indicating a humble or frugal lifestyle; to wear only a thorn for a hairpin and coarse cloth for a skirt”. Literally, “cloth skirt and thorn hairpin”.
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What does 裙布钗荆 mean?
裙布钗荆 (qún bù chāi jīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be dressed in simple and plain clothes, often indicating a humble or frugal lifestyle; to wear only a thorn for a hairpin and coarse cloth for a skirt”.
How do you pronounce 裙布钗荆?
裙布钗荆 is pronounced qún bù chāi jīng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 裙布钗荆 literally mean?
Literally, 裙布钗荆 means “cloth skirt and thorn hairpin”. It is used to mean “to be dressed in simple and plain clothes, often indicating a humble or frugal lifestyle; to wear only a thorn for a hairpin and coarse cloth for a skirt”.
What is the Chinese definition of 裙布钗荆?
钗：妇女的发饰；荆：灌木名。荆枝为钗，粗布为裙。形容妇女装束简陋寒素