敝

bì

my (polite); poor

Ancient forms

2 forms

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Meaning

bì bi4
  1. my (polite)
  2. poor
  3. ruined
  4. shabby
  5. worn out
  6. defeated

Words with 敝

  • 破敝pòbìshabby
  • 凋敝diāobìimpoverished
  • 敝屣bìxǐworn-out shoes
  • 敝帚千金bìzhǒuqiānjīnlit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value
  • 敝帚自珍bìzhǒuzìzhēnto value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own
  • 弃若敝屣qìruòbìxǐto throw away like worn out shoes
  • 敝屣尊荣bìxǐzūnróngto care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)
  • 民生凋敝mínshēngdiāobìthe people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment
  • 视如敝屣shìrúbìxǐlit. to view as worn-out shoes (idiom)

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