Dilapidated
Dilapidated, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p à L à NLI ú di à, meaning dilapidated. It comes from journey to the west by Wu Chengen of Ming Dynasty.
Idiom usage
As a predicate, attribute, adverbial; used in spoken English
The origin of Idioms
The 46th chapter of the journey to the West written by Wu Chengen of Ming Dynasty: "when I was a driving officer, I opened it. I held out a Dan plate to see it. It was really a dilapidated clock."
Idiom explanation
A tattered look.
Dilapidated
a great man becomes famous late in life - dà qì wǎn chéng
Lift the tendons and peel the skin - zhuó jīn bō fū
separation between loved ones in life or death - shēng lí sǐ bié
the arrow is fitted to the string - shǐ zài xián shàng
strong soldiers and sturdy horses - bīng qiáng mǎ zhuàng