pull down one 's jacket to conceal the raggedness , only to expose one 's elbows

pull down one 's jacket to conceal the raggedness , only to expose one 's elbows

It's a Chinese idiom. Its pronunciation is Zhu ō J ī NJI à nzh ǒ u, which means to show your elbow when you pull the skirt. It describes ragged clothes. It's a metaphor for taking care of one thing and losing the other. It's from Chuang Tzu rang Wang.

Idioms and allusions

"Zhuangzi, let the king:" ten years do not make clothes, is crown and tassel absolutely, catch the skirt and elbow see, take shoes and heel decision

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning. Just because I was always embarrassed, I couldn't come here, so I was afraid of everything. The seventy seventh chapter of light on the wrong road by Li Lvyuan in Qing Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

It is easy to deal with, to be able to cope with, to have enough, to have enough and to be perfect