short clothing in imperfect condition

short clothing in imperfect condition

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Du ā NH è B ù w á n, which means to describe poor life and ragged clothes. It's from Han Feizi five beetles.

Notes on Idioms

Short brown: coarse cloth short clothes, ancient poor people's or Tongshi's clothes; end: complete.

The origin of Idioms

"Han Feizi · five beetles": "therefore, those who do not have enough chaff do not need Liang meat, and those who do not have enough short brown do not need Wenxiu."

Analysis of Idioms

Short brown imperfecta

Idiom usage

It refers to living in poverty. examples the rich are covered with wood and earth, and the dogs and horses are covered with meat and millet, while the poor are covered with beans and water. Ban Gu's biography of Han Dynasty