敝帚自珍 bì zhǒu zì zhēn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own
  2. a sentimental attachment

CHARACTERS

敝 bì break, destroy; broken, tattered
帚 zhǒu broom, broomstick
自 zì
HSK 3
self, private, personal; from
珍 zhēn
HSK 5
precious, valuable, rare