coarse clothing; homespun garment
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
coarse cloth clothing; rough garment worn by commoners
literaryA literary term from classical Chinese referring to simple garments made of rough fabric, historically associated with commoners, servants, or hermits. Often contrasted with fine silk garments.
Tā他
shēn身
chuān着
shù裋
hè褐
，
shǒu手
chí持
zhú竹
zhàng杖
，
xíng行
yú于
shān山
lín林
zhī之
jiān间
。
Dressed in coarse homespun and holding a bamboo staff, he walked among the mountains and forests.
Gǔ古
zhī之
xián贤
zhě者
，
suī虽
yī衣
shù裋
hè褐
，
ér而
zhì志
bù不
kě可
duó夺
。
The virtuous men of old, though they wore coarse clothing, could not have their will taken from them.
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Shù裋
hè褐
zhī之
shì士
，
bù不
yǐ以
wù物
xǐ喜
，
bù不
yǐ以
jǐ己
bēi悲
。
The scholar in coarse clothing does not rejoice in external things, nor grieve for personal losses.