"shabby" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
破旧 破舊 pò jiù adj. shabby syn
褴褛 襤褸 lán lǚ (of clothes) ragged / shabby syn
败絮 敗絮 bài xù ruined / broken down / shabby
敝 bì my (polite) / poor / ruined / shabby / worn out / defeated syn
褛 褸 lǚ (of clothes) ragged / shabby / used in 襤褸|褴褛[lan2lu:3]
褴 襤 lán (of clothes) ragged / shabby / used in 襤褸|褴褛[lan2lu:3]
破敝 pò bì shabby / damaged
砢碜 砢磣 kē chen (dialect) ugly / unsightly / shabby / (dialect) to humiliate / to ridicule / variant of 磕磣|磕碜[ke1 chen5]
蓝缕 藍縷 lán lǚ (of clothes) ragged / shabby / variant of 襤褸|褴褛[lan2 lu:3]
磕碜 磕磣 kē chen (dialect) ugly / unsightly / shabby / (dialect) to humiliate / to ridicule
Chinese Pinyin Translation
破案 pò àn v. to solve a case / shabby old table
穷酸 窮酸 qióng suān (of a scholar) impoverished, shabby and pedantic / impoverished pedant syn
破瓦寒窑 破瓦寒窯 pò wǎ hán yáo lit. broken tiles, cold hearth / fig. a broken-down house / poor and shabby dwelling syn
金玉其外，败絮其中 金玉其外，敗絮其中 jīn yù qí wài , bài xù qí zhōng gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
金玉其表，败絮其中 金玉其表，敗絮其中 jīn yù qí biǎo , bài xù qí zhōng gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
穷酸相 窮酸相 qióng suān xiàng wretched look / shabby looks
老牛拉破车 老牛拉破車 lǎo niú lā pò chē lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom) / fig. slow and inefficient / see 老牛破車|老牛破车[lao3 niu2 po4 che1]
老牛破车 老牛破車 lǎo niú pò chē lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom) / fig. slow and inefficient syn
寒酸落魄 hán suān luò pò (idiom) Describes someone who is poor, downcast, and dejected after suffering failure or misfortune. It evokes a shabby and defeated appearance.
陋巷箪瓢 陋巷簞瓢 lòu xiàng dān piáo (idiom) Describes a life of extreme poverty, spent in a shabby home with very limited food and resources.
七孔八洞 qī kǒng bā dòng (idiom) Describes something full of holes and in a very shabby, dilapidated condition.
乞穷俭相 乞窮儉相 qǐ qióng jiǎn xiāng (idiom) A shabby, impoverished appearance resembling that of a beggar. The expression is derogatory.
内清外浊 內清外濁 nèi qīng wài zhuó (idiom) To have a pure and good nature despite an ordinary, even shabby, outward appearance.
披裘带索 披裘帶索 pī qiú dài suǒ (idiom) Describes rough, shabby clothing.
淹荠燎菜 淹薺燎菜 yān jì liáo cài (idiom) Dirty and shabby, like pickled shepherd’s purse and smoked vegetables. It describes clothing or objects in a filthy, run-down condition.
破烂不堪 破爛不堪 pò làn bù kān (idiom) Extremely shabby and dilapidated, to the point of being in an unpresentable condition. syn
破烂流丢 破爛流丟 pò làn liú diū (idiom) Shabby, battered, and in a thoroughly dilapidated condition.
筚门闺窬 篳門閨窬 bì mén guī yú (idiom) A crude branch-built doorway and a humble dwelling / metaphorically, a poor person’s shabby home.
耸肩曲背 sǒng jiān qū bèi (idiom) To hunch one's shoulders and bend one's back, giving an old or shabby appearance.
蓬室柴门 蓬室柴門 péng shì chái mén (idiom) A dwelling with a door made of straw, branches, or rough wood / by extension, a shabby home and a life of poverty.
蓬户柴门 蓬戶柴門 péng hù chái mén (idiom) A dwelling with a door made of straw, branches, or rough wood / by extension, a shabby home and a life of poverty.
蓬荜增辉 蓬蓽增輝 péng bì zēng huī (idiom) A humble and shabby dwelling made of simple materials. It is often used modestly to refer to one's own home. syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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