白袷蓝衫 — “White jacket and blue gown”
白袷蓝衫 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the traditional attire of a scholar who has not yet achieved official success or fame; metaphorically, referring to an unaccomplished scholar”. Literally, “white jacket and blue gown”.
白袷蓝衫 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 白
- bái白dīng丁sú俗kè客Unlettered commoners; boorish people
- bái白yún云qīn亲shè舍missing one's parents, like white clouds over home
- bái白yún云gū孤fēi飞Longing for parents while away from home
- bái白yún云cāng苍gǒu狗worldly affairs change unpredictably
- bái白yún云qīng青shě舍yearn for distant family or hometown
- bái白tù兔chì赤wū乌the moon and sun; passage of time
- bái白dāo刀zi子jìn进，，hóng红dāo刀zi子chū出fight to the death
- bái白huá华zhī之yuàn怨lament of a discarded woman
- bái白fà发dān丹xīn心loyal and true-hearted in old age
- bái白fà发xié偕lǎo老grow old together as a loving couple
- bái白fà发qiān千zhàng丈extreme grief or worry ages one rapidly
- bái白fà发pó婆suō娑flowing white hair
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What does 白袷蓝衫 mean?
白袷蓝衫 (bái jiá lán shān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the traditional attire of a scholar who has not yet achieved official success or fame; metaphorically, referring to an unaccomplished scholar”.
How do you pronounce 白袷蓝衫?
白袷蓝衫 is pronounced bái jiá lán shān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 白袷蓝衫 literally mean?
Literally, 白袷蓝衫 means “white jacket and blue gown”. It is used to mean “the traditional attire of a scholar who has not yet achieved official success or fame; metaphorically, referring to an unaccomplished scholar”.
What is the Chinese definition of 白袷蓝衫?
旧时士人的服装。亦借指尚未取得功名的士人。