Chinese study involves characters, phrases, and idioms. This resource introduces 「短褐不完」 as part of advanced learning. Explanation below.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「短褐不完」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
Short brown: a short coat made of coarse cloth, worn by poor people or children in ancient times; complete: complete. The coarse cloth short coat was worn and incomplete. Describes a poor life and ragged clothes.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
duǎn hè bù wán
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dyun2 hot3 bat1 yun4
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
