unkempt

unkempt

It's a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p à t ó us à NF à, with long and scattered hair, which describes disheveled appearance. It comes from the 22nd chapter of Water Margin by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In the 20th chapter of Shi Naian's outlaws of the marsh in Ming Dynasty: "that Zhang San instigated Yan Po to go to the hall and spread out her hair to tell her:" Song Jiangshi was hiding at home in the Song Qing Dynasty. How can Xianggong not take Songjiang as his master

Idiom usage

My neighbor sister-in-law Wang has been wearing her hair all day and never pays attention to her image.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] unkempt [antonym] pretty