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衣冠蓝缕 — “Dressed in rags”

衣冠蓝缕 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Dressed in rags”. In tattered clothes; shabbily dressed. Literally, “clothes and hats tattered”.

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衣冠蓝缕 Pronunciation and Pinyin

衣冠蓝缕 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
衣
yī6clothes or covering
冠
guān9hat; crown; first place
蓝
lán14the color blue
缕
lǚ12thread, strand, wisp

Example Sentence with 衣冠蓝缕

经过长途跋涉,他已是衣冠蓝缕,疲惫不堪。
After a long journey, he was shabbily dressed and utterly exhausted.

Idioms Related to 衣冠蓝缕

Antonyms of 衣冠蓝缕

  • yī衣guān冠jǐ济jǐ济A grand assembly of elegantly dressed people

More idioms starting with 衣

  • yī衣bù不jiān兼cǎi彩dressed in plain clothes
  • yī衣bù不jiān兼cǎi采dressed simply and plainly
  • yī衣bù不rú如xīn新,,rén人bù不rú如gù故New clothes are best, old friends are best
  • yī衣bù不wán完cǎi采to dress simply and plainly
  • yī衣bù不bù布tǐ体clothes too ragged to cover body
  • yī衣bù不yè曳dì地dress simply and live modestly
  • yī衣bù不gài盖tǐ体dressed in rags, barely clothed
  • yī衣bù不bì蔽tǐ体clothed in rags
  • yī衣bù不jiě解dài带work tirelessly without rest
  • yī衣bù不jiě解jié结work tirelessly without rest
  • yī衣bù不zhē遮tǐ体dressed in rags
  • yī衣bù不zhē遮shēn身clothes too tattered to cover body

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Questions about 衣冠蓝缕

What does 衣冠蓝缕 mean?

衣冠蓝缕 (yī guān lán lǚ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Dressed in rags”.

How do you pronounce 衣冠蓝缕?

衣冠蓝缕 is pronounced yī guān lán lǚ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 衣冠蓝缕 literally mean?

Literally, 衣冠蓝缕 means “clothes and hats tattered”. It is used to mean “Dressed in rags”.

What is the Chinese definition of 衣冠蓝缕?

蓝缕:破烂。衣帽破烂

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