Chinese word dictionary

敝屣

bì xǐ · worn-out shoes; a worthless thing

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Simplified敝屣

Traditional敝屣

Pinyinbì xǐ

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敝bì

to break, to destroy; ruined, tattered

屣xǐ

sandals, slippers

How to learn 敝屣

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破敝pò bì

shabby; damaged

凋敝diāo bì

impoverished; destitute; hard

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.

视如敝屣shì rú bì xǐ

lit. to view as worn-out shoes (idiom); fig. to consider to be worthless

民生凋敝mín shēng diāo bì

the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment

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