haggard and ugly; vulgar and shabby
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
haggard and ugly in appearance; vulgar and constrained in manner
archaicCommonly used in early vernacular Chinese (Baihua) to describe a person's shabby, haggard appearance or their vulgar, awkward demeanor. The term carries a negative connotation.
Tā他
xíng形
róng容
wěi猥
cuì瘁
，
yī衣
shān衫
lán褴
lǚ褛
，
bù不
shì似
guì贵
rén人
。
He looked haggard and shabby in his tattered clothes, not resembling a nobleman.
Jiàn见
qí其
zhuàng状
mào貌
wěi猥
cuì瘁
，
jǔ举
zhǐ止
jú局
cù促
，
zhòng众
rén人
jiē皆
yǒu有
qīng轻
shì视
zhī之
yì意
。
Seeing his shabby appearance and constrained manner, everyone looked down upon him.
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Wěi猥
cuì瘁
zhī之
tài态
，
lìng令
rén人
yàn厌
wù恶
，
nán难
yǐ以
qīn亲
jìn近
。
His vulgar and haggard demeanor was disgusting and made him difficult to approach.