zuǒ
rèn

idiom
archaic

Meaning of 披发左衽

披发左衽 means wearing dishevelled hair and left-lapelled garments; characteristic of ancient non-Chinese tribes. Pronounced pī fà zuǒ rèn.

  • wearing dishevelled hair and left-lapelled garments; characteristic of ancient non-Chinese tribes

Definitions & Examples

Kǒng
céng
shuō
 
guǒ
méi
yǒu
Guǎn
Zhòng
 
men
kǒng
dōu
yào
zuǒ
rèn
le
 

Confucius once said, without Guan Zhong, we would all likely be wearing dishevelled hair and left-lapelled garments.

zuǒ
rèn
shì
dài
mán
zhī
 

Wearing dishevelled hair and left-lapelled clothing was the custom of ancient barbarian tribes.

huà
shàng
miáo
huì
le
zuǒ
rèn
de
yóu
mín
 

The mural depicts nomadic peoples with dishevelled hair and left-lapelled garments.