








烟蓑雨笠 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Traditional rain gear consisting of a straw cape and bamboo hat”. Often used to symbolize a simple, leisurely, and reclusive life, especially one close to nature. Literally, “Misty straw cape and rainy bamboo hat”.

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Open the tool →烟蓑雨笠 (yān suō yǔ lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Traditional rain gear consisting of a straw cape and bamboo hat”.
烟蓑雨笠 is pronounced yān suō yǔ lì in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 烟蓑雨笠 means “Misty straw cape and rainy bamboo hat”. It is used to mean “Traditional rain gear consisting of a straw cape and bamboo hat”.
①指蓑衣斗笠两种雨具。②借指隐者的服装或隐者优游自适的生活。