unkempt(kē tóu xiǎn zú)

unkempt

Chinese idiom, Pinyin K ē t ó uxi ǎ NZ ú, means bareheaded and barefoot. It comes from the biography of Zhang Yi in historical records.

Idiom explanation

Ketou: no hat; barefoot: barefoot.

The origin of Idioms

The biography of Zhang Yi in historical records: "the scholar of Huben is the head of qiaoke." According to the biography of Wang Yanzhang in the history of the new Five Dynasties, "Yanzhang is brave and powerful, and can walk a hundred steps with bare feet and spines."

Idiom usage

It can be used as an object or attributive to describe hardship or loose life. We should build a long dike with the officials. (Tian daytime's building a long dyke) when you go through the corridor of the wing room, you can see that there are many people in the glass window, who talk freely. (Biography of flowers on the sea). 38 chapters)

Chinese PinYin : kē tóu xiǎn zú