荆钗裙布 — “To describe a woman's simple and plain attire”
荆钗裙布 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a woman's simple and plain attire”. Dressed in humble or unadorned clothes. Literally, “thorn hairpin and coarse skirt”.
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荆钗裙布 Pronunciation and Pinyin
荆钗裙布 Character Breakdown
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她虽然出身名门，却一直保持着荆钗裙布的朴素风格。
Although she came from a prominent family, she always maintained a simple style, dressed in humble attire.
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Synonyms of 荆钗裙布
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
- jīng荆chāi钗bù布ǎo袄plainly dressed, humble, or poor
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What does 荆钗裙布 mean?
荆钗裙布 (jīng chāi qún bù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a woman's simple and plain attire”.
How do you pronounce 荆钗裙布?
荆钗裙布 is pronounced jīng chāi qún bù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 荆钗裙布 literally mean?
Literally, 荆钗裙布 means “thorn hairpin and coarse skirt”. It is used to mean “to describe a woman's simple and plain attire”.
What is the Chinese definition of 荆钗裙布?
荆：灌木名；钗：妇女的发饰。荆枝为钗，粗布为裙。形容妇女装束简陋寒素