disheveled; unkempt
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
disheveled; unkempt; tousled (of hair)
literaryLiterary term describing hair that is messy, tangled, or uncombed. Often used to portray poverty, neglect, or having just woken up.
Tā他
yī衣
shān衫
lán褴
lǚ褛
，
tóu头
fa发
péng鬅
sēng鬙
，
xiàng像
gè个
qǐ乞
gài丐
。
He was dressed in rags with disheveled hair, looking like a beggar.
Tā她
gāng刚
cóng从
chuáng床
shàng上
pá爬
qǐ起
lái来
，
tóu头
fa发
péng鬅
sēng鬙
，
shuì睡
yǎn眼
xīng惺
sōng忪
。
She had just gotten out of bed, her hair tousled and her eyes still heavy with sleep.
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Shī诗
rén人
miáo描
xiě写
le了
yī一
gè个
péng鬅
sēng鬙
mǎn满
miàn面
de的
liú流
làng浪
hàn汉
。
The poet described a vagrant with unkempt hair covering his face.