yùn

缊

Character · NounTraditional緼

hemp waste; old floss

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

noun

broken hemp; hemp waste; ragged fibers

archaic

Classical Chinese term referring to refuse hemp fibers.

Yī衣
yùn缊
páo袍
 ，
yǔ与
yī衣
hú狐
hé貉
zhě者
lì立
 。

He wore a robe of mixed floss, yet stood together with those wearing fox and badger furs.

2.

noun

old and new silk floss mixed together (used as stuffing for poor men's clothing)

archaic

Refers specifically to the padding used in humble garments, notably mentioned in the Analects (论语) describing Confucius wearing a '缊袍'.

Kǒng孔
zǐ子
qióng穷
yú于
Chén陈
Cài蔡
zhī之
jiān间
 ，
 七
 日
 不
 火
 食
 ，
 藜
 羹
 不
 糁
 ，
 弟
 子
 有
 饥
 色
 ，
 而
 孔
 子
 犹
 弦
 歌
 不
 衰
 ，
 子
 路
 愠
 见
 曰
 ：
 '
 君
 子
 亦
 有
 穷
 乎
 ？
 '
 孔
 子
 曰
 ：
 '
 君
 子
 固
 穷
 ，
 小
 人
 穷
 斯
 滥
 矣
 。
 '

When Confucius was stranded between Chen and Cai...

Yùn缊
páo袍
bì敝
yī衣
chǔ处
qí其
jiān间
 ，
lüè略
wú无
mù慕
yàn艳
yì意
 。

Wearing a padded robe of mixed floss and tattered clothes among them, he had not the slightest envy.