ragged clothes; tattered garment
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
ragged clothing; tattered, patched-up garments
literaryA classical literary term, often used metaphorically to describe extreme poverty or destitution. Rarely used in modern spoken language.
Nà那
wèi位
yǐn隐
shì士
shēn身
chuān穿
chún鹑
yī衣
，
shēng生
huó活
jí极
wéi为
qīng清
kǔ苦
。
That hermit wore ragged clothes and lived a life of great hardship.
Kàn看
tā他
chún鹑
yī衣
bǎi百
jié结
de的
yàng样
zi子
，
dìng定
shì是
liú流
luò落
jiē街
tóu头
xǔ许
jiǔ久
le了
。
Seeing him in his ragged, patched-up clothes, he must have been homeless for a long time.
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Gǔ古
dài代
xǔ许
duō多
pín贫
hán寒
shū书
shēng生
dōu都
shì是
chún鹑
yī衣
bì敝
lǚ履
。
Many poor scholars in ancient times wore ragged clothes and worn-out shoes.