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衣衫褴褛 — “Dressed in rags”

衣衫褴褛 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Dressed in rags”. Shabbily dressed; wearing tattered and ragged clothes. Literally, “clothes tattered and ragged”.

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衣衫褴褛 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 衣yī
  • 衫shān
  • 褴lán
  • 褛lǚ

衣衫褴褛 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
衣
yī6clothes or covering
衫
shān8upper garment, shirt, jacket
褴
lán15ragged or tattered clothes
褛
lǚ14tattered or ragged clothing

Example Sentence with 衣衫褴褛

暴雨过后,那个被困在山里的人衣衫褴褛地回到了村庄,疲惫不堪。
After the heavy rain, the person who was trapped in the mountains returned to the village, shabbily dressed and exhausted.

Idioms Related to 衣衫褴褛

Synonyms of 衣衫褴褛

  • zhuō捉jīn襟jiàn见zhǒu肘struggling to make ends meet
  • yī衣bù不bì蔽tǐ体clothed in rags
  • chún鹑yī衣bǎi百jié结wearing tattered clothes

Antonyms of 衣衫褴褛

  • fēng丰yī衣zú足shí食ample food and clothing
  • yāo腰chán缠wàn万guàn贯immensely wealthy
  • 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 衣衫褴褛

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