敝 bì

break, destroy; broken, tattered

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DEFINITIONS

  • break, destroy
  • broken, tattered
  • my (polite)
  • poor
  • ruined
  • shabby
  • worn out
  • defeated

STROKES

WORDS

凋敝 diāo bì impoverished; destitute; hard; depressed (of business); tattered; ragged
敝屣 bì xǐ worn-out shoes; a worthless thing
敝屣尊荣 bì xǐ zūn róng to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)
敝屣尊榮 bì xǐ zūn róng to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)
敝帚千金 bì zhǒu qiān jīn lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value; I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.
敝帚自珍 bì zhǒu zì zhēn to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own; a sentimental attachment
弃之如敝屣 qì zhī rú bì xǐ to toss away like a pair of worn-out shoes (idiom)
棄之如敝屣 qì zhī rú bì xǐ to toss away like a pair of worn-out shoes (idiom)
弃若敝屣 qì ruò bì xǐ to throw away like worn out shoes
棄若敝屣 qì ruò bì xǐ to throw away like worn out shoes
民生凋敝 mín shēng diāo bì the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment
破敝 pò bì shabby; damaged
视如敝屣 shì rú bì xǐ to regard like a pair of worn-out shoes; to look on sth as worthless
視如敝屣 shì rú bì xǐ to regard like a pair of worn-out shoes; to look on sth as worthless
雕敝 diāo bì variant of 凋敝[diao1 bi4]
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