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敝
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Definitions
- 1. my (polite)
- 2. poor
- 3. ruined
- 4. shabby
- 5. worn out
- 6. defeated
Example Sentences
1 shown敝 人
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Words Containing 敝
to regard like a pair of worn-out shoes
to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own
to throw away like worn out shoes
I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.
impoverished
shabby
worn-out shoes
to toss away like a pair of worn-out shoes (idiom)
the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment
to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)