bài

literary
idiom

Meaning of 败絮

败絮 means rotten cotton wadding; decayed padding. Pronounced bài xù.

  • rotten cotton wadding; decayed padding

Definitions & Examples

Jīn
wài
 
bài
zhōng
 

Gold and jade on the outside, but rotten cotton on the inside—beautiful on the surface but worthless within.

Zhè
jiàn
páo
zi
wài
biǎo
guāng
xiān
 
miàn
què
shì
bài
tuán
 

This robe looks bright and beautiful on the outside, but inside it's just a ball of tattered padding.

xiē
bài
bèi
fēng
chuī
de
dào
chù
dōu
shì
 

That rotten cotton wadding was blown everywhere by the wind.

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