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敝

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Definitions

  1. 1. my (polite)
  2. 2. poor
  3. 3. ruined
  4. 4. shabby
  5. 5. worn out
  6. 6. defeated

Example Sentences

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敝 人
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 884673)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 敝

视如敝屣
shì rú bì xǐ

to regard like a pair of worn-out shoes

敝帚自珍
bì zhǒu zì zhēn

to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own

弃若敝屣
qì ruò bì xǐ

to throw away like worn out shoes

敝帚千金
bì zhǒu qiān jīn

I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.

凋敝
diāo bì

impoverished

破敝
pò bì

shabby

敝屣
bì xǐ

worn-out shoes

弃之如敝屣
qì zhī rú bì xǐ

to toss away like a pair of worn-out shoes (idiom)

民生凋敝
mín shēng diāo bì

the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment

敝屣尊荣
bì xǐ zūn róng

to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)

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