be careless about one 's dress(bù xiū biān fú)

be careless about one 's dress

Slovenly, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù Xi ū Bi ā NF ú, meaning casual, informal. I don't pay attention to the neatness of clothes or appearance. It comes from the biography of Ma Yuan in the book of the later Han Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonyms] not to wear a shirt, not to stick to small details [antonyms] well-dressed [Tongyun CI] tall and quick, easy to catch, tied hands and feet, not to profane, burn books and pit scholars, old school scholars, close relatives and trust, only profit, holding clothes and feet

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Ma Yuan in the book of the later Han Dynasty, "the male and female of the world are not determined. Gongsun does not give up his nourishment and go to meet the statesmen. He does not match the success or failure of the picture, but decorates the border, like an even figure. How long has this son been a scholar in the world? "

Idiom usage

The verb object type is used as predicate and attributive to describe a person who does not pay attention to appearance and clothes. Example Beishi. Vol. 83. Biography of Wenyuan. Biography of Yan Zhitui: "good at drinking, many arbitrary, slovenly, the theory of time is rare. In the 55th chapter of the scholars by Wu Jingzi of the Qing Dynasty, he said, "he is slovenly, wearing a shabby straight shoe and a pair of ragged Pu shoes."

Chinese PinYin : bù xiū biān fú