







布袜青鞋 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Plain cloth socks and blue shoes”. Refers to simple, rustic attire, often symbolizing the unadorned life of a recluse or hermit. Literally, “cloth socks and blue shoes”.

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Open the tool →布袜青鞋 (bù wà qīng xié) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Plain cloth socks and blue shoes”.
布袜青鞋 is pronounced bù wà qīng xié in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 布袜青鞋 means “cloth socks and blue shoes”. It is used to mean “Plain cloth socks and blue shoes”.
原指平民的服装。旧时比喻隐士的生活。同“青鞋布袜”。