ragged; tattered
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesadjective
ragged; tattered (of clothing)
literaryOften used in the fixed phrase "筚路蓝缕" (bì lù lán lǚ). See 811页【褴褛】 for more details. It is a literary term, not typically used in everyday spoken language.
Tā他
chuān穿
zhe着
lán蓝
lǚ缕
de的
yī衣
shān衫
，
zǒu走
zài在
hán寒
fēng风
lǐ里
。
He walked in the cold wind wearing tattered clothes.
Bì筚
lù路
lán蓝
lǚ缕
，
yǐ以
qǐ启
shān山
lín林
。
(They) endured great hardships to open up the mountains and forests. (Idiom, meaning pioneering with immense difficulty)