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衣衫蓝缕 — “Dressed in tattered and worn-out clothes”

衣衫蓝缕 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Dressed in tattered and worn-out clothes”. Raggedly dressed; in rags. Literally, “clothes tattered and ragged”.

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衣衫蓝缕 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 衣yī
  • 衫shān
  • 蓝lán
  • 缕lǚ

衣衫蓝缕 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
衣
yī6clothes or covering
衫
shān8upper garment, shirt, jacket
蓝
lán14the color blue
缕
lǚ12thread, strand, wisp

Example Sentence with 衣衫蓝缕

他虽然衣衫蓝缕,却依然保持着乐观的心态
Although his clothes were tattered and worn, he still maintained an optimistic attitude.

Idioms Related to 衣衫蓝缕

Synonyms of 衣衫蓝缕

  • yī衣shān衫lán褴lǚ褛dressed in rags

Antonyms of 衣衫蓝缕

  • yī衣guān冠chǔ楚chǔ楚impeccably dressed

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

Questions about 衣衫蓝缕

What does 衣衫蓝缕 mean?
衣衫蓝缕 (yī shān lán lǚ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Dressed in tattered and worn-out clothes”.
How do you pronounce 衣衫蓝缕?
衣衫蓝缕 is pronounced yī shān lán lǚ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 衣衫蓝缕 literally mean?
Literally, 衣衫蓝缕 means “clothes tattered and ragged”. It is used to mean “Dressed in tattered and worn-out clothes”.
What is the Chinese definition of 衣衫蓝缕?
衣服破烂。
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