Dilapidated(pò làn liú diū)

Dilapidated

Dilapidated, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p à L à NLI ú di à, meaning dilapidated. It comes from journey to the west by Wu Chengen of Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

As a predicate, attribute, adverbial; used in spoken English

The origin of Idioms

The 46th chapter of the journey to the West written by Wu Chengen of Ming Dynasty: "when I was a driving officer, I opened it. I held out a Dan plate to see it. It was really a dilapidated clock."

Idiom explanation

A tattered look.

Chinese PinYin : pò làn liú diū