lán

褴

Character · AdjectiveTraditional襤

ragged; shabby; tattered

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

adjective

ragged; shabby; tattered

literary

Almost exclusively used in the idiom 褴褛 or the compound 褴褛之衣, rarely used alone. Describes extremely worn-out and dirty clothing.

Tā他
yī衣
shān衫
lán褴
lǚ褛
 ，
zài在
hán寒
fēng风
zhōng中
sè瑟
sè瑟
fā发
dǒu抖
 。

He was dressed in ragged clothes, shivering in the cold wind.

Zhè这
ge个
lán褴
lǚ褛
zhī之
yī衣
de的
liú流
làng浪
hàn汉
xū需
yào要
bāng帮
zhù助
 。

This vagrant in tattered clothes needs help.