丢三落四 — “Lose three, forget four”
丢三落四 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely careless and absent-minded, always losing or forgetting things; scatterbrained”. Literally, “Lose three, forget four”.
丢三落四 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 丢三落四
Liu Xianglian saved Xue Pan's life, and they became sworn brothers.
Jia Lian then arranged for his sister-in-law, You Sanjie, to marry Liu Xianglian.
However, Liu Xianglian heard rumors that You Sanjie had an affair with her brother-in-law, Jia Zhen, and demanded to break off the engagement.
Deeply wronged, You Sanjie took her own life to prove her innocence and uphold her honor.
Distraught, Liu Xianglian left worldly life to become a monk.
Xue Pan sent people to search for him but they couldn't find any trace. Aunt Xue remarked that as long as efforts were made, it was acceptable, to avoid being laughed at for being careless and forgetful in their actions.
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More idioms starting with 丢
- diū丢sān三wàng忘sì四muddled and forgetful
- diū丢xià下pá耙er儿nòng弄sào扫zhǒu帚constantly switch tasks without completing any
- diū丢rén人xiàn现yǎn眼make a spectacle of oneself
- diū丢zú卒bǎo保jū车sacrifice the minor to save the major
- diū丢xīn心luò落yì意feel relieved and at ease
- diū丢xīn心luò落cháng肠feel completely at ease
- diū丢kuī盔xiè卸jiǎ甲flee in disarray after defeat
- diū丢kuī盔qì弃jiǎ甲utterly routed and flee in disarray
- diū丢kuī盔pāo抛jiǎ甲flee in utter disorder
- diū丢kuī盔liào撂jiǎ甲flee in utter rout and disarray
- diū丢méi眉diū丢yǎn眼make suggestive glances
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Open the tool →Questions about 丢三落四
What does 丢三落四 mean?
丢三落四 (diū sān là sì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely careless and absent-minded, always losing or forgetting things; scatterbrained”.
How do you pronounce 丢三落四?
丢三落四 is pronounced diū sān là sì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 丢三落四 literally mean?
Literally, 丢三落四 means “Lose three, forget four”. It is used to mean “to be extremely careless and absent-minded, always losing or forgetting things; scatterbrained”.
Where does 丢三落四 come from?
丢三落四 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to the modern era. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 丢三落四?
形容做事马虎粗心，不是丢了这个，就是忘了那个。
