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Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「不衫不履」 for your learning.

Here, we present the idiom 「不衫不履」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

Shirt: top; shoes: shoes. No long gown, no shoes. Describes a slovenly appearance.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bù shān bù lǚ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

bat1 saam1 bat1 lei5

There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.