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Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「衣不蔽體」, with its explanation below.

Here is the Chinese idiom 「衣不蔽體」, along with its meaning and how it is used.

蔽: cover. The clothes were tattered and couldn’t even cover the body. Describes a poor life.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yī bù bì tǐ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yi1 bat1 bai3 tai2

The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.