布裙荆钗 — “Simple attire of a poor woman”
布裙荆钗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “simple attire of a poor woman”. Dressed in plain clothes and wearing a wooden hairpin, indicating poverty and frugality. Literally, “cloth skirt and thorn hairpin”.
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布裙荆钗 Pronunciation and Pinyin
布裙荆钗 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 布裙荆钗
她虽身着布裙荆钗，却依然难掩其清丽脱俗的气质。
Though she wore a cloth skirt and a wooden hairpin, her elegant and refined temperament could not be concealed.
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Synonyms of 布裙荆钗
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- bù布fān帆wú无yàng恙safe and smooth journey
- bù布bó帛shū菽sù粟daily necessities
- bù布dé德shī施ēn恩Spread virtue and bestow kindness
- bù布yī衣zhī之jiāo交friends from humble beginnings
- bù布yī衣shū疏shí食live a frugal and unpretentious life
- bù布yī衣lì粝shí食live a simple and frugal life
- bù布yī衣máng芒juē屩common people in simple attire
- bù布yī衣shū蔬shí食live a simple and frugal life
- bù布yī衣xióng雄shì世commoner who becomes a hero
- bù布yī衣wéi韦dài带commoner scholars
- bù布yī衣qián黔shǒu首common people
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What does 布裙荆钗 mean?
布裙荆钗 (bù qún jīng chāi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “simple attire of a poor woman”.
How do you pronounce 布裙荆钗?
布裙荆钗 is pronounced bù qún jīng chāi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 布裙荆钗 literally mean?
Literally, 布裙荆钗 means “cloth skirt and thorn hairpin”. It is used to mean “simple attire of a poor woman”.
What is the Chinese definition of 布裙荆钗?
粗布做的裙，荆条做的钗。旧时形容贫家女子服饰俭朴。