荆钗布袄 — “Wearing a hairpin made of thorns and a jacket of coarse cloth”
荆钗布袄 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Wearing a hairpin made of thorns and a jacket of coarse cloth”. Describes a woman who is plainly and shabbily dressed, often implying humility, simplicity, or poverty. Literally, “Thorn hairpin and cloth jacket”.
荆钗布袄 Pronunciation and Pinyin
荆钗布袄 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 荆
- jīng荆rén人shè涉yōng澭Rigidly adhere to old rules
- jīng荆tiān天jí棘dì地Full of difficulties and obstacles
- jīng荆shān山zhī之yù玉a priceless treasure
- jīng荆jí棘cóng丛shēng生full of obstacles and difficulties
- jīng荆jí棘sè塞tú途a thorny path ahead
- jīng荆jí棘mǎn满tú途a path full of hardships
- jīng荆jí棘zài载tú途a path full of difficulties
- jīng荆jí棘tóng铜tuó驼A scene of desolation and ruin
- jīng荆zhēn榛mǎn满mù目overgrown with thorns, a desolate scene
- jīng荆bǐ笔yáng杨bǎn板powerful officials monopolize authority
- jīng荆héng衡qǐ杞zǐ梓Outstanding talents from the southern regions
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What does 荆钗布袄 mean?
荆钗布袄 (jīng chāi bù ǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Wearing a hairpin made of thorns and a jacket of coarse cloth”.
How do you pronounce 荆钗布袄?
荆钗布袄 is pronounced jīng chāi bù ǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 荆钗布袄 literally mean?
Literally, 荆钗布袄 means “Thorn hairpin and cloth jacket”. It is used to mean “Wearing a hairpin made of thorns and a jacket of coarse cloth”.
What is the Chinese definition of 荆钗布袄?
荆：灌木名；钗：妇女的发饰。荆枝为钗，粗布为衣。形容妇女装束简陋寒素