







坏裳为裤 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to enlist in military service”. To join the army (often implying a change from civilian life to a military career).

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Open the tool →坏裳为裤 (huài shang wéi kù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to enlist in military service”.
坏裳为裤 is pronounced huài shang wéi kù in Mandarin Chinese.
裳,下衣,指老百姓的服装;裤,指军装。后以之代指从军。