created reference approved 反裘负刍/反裘負芻 → 反裘负薪/反裘負薪 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
反裘负刍 / 反裘負芻 fǎnqiúfùchú
反裘负薪 / 反裘負薪 fǎnqiúfùxīn
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 反裘负刍/反裘負芻 · fǎnqiúfùchú · to live in poverty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
反裘负刍 / 反裘負芻
fǎnqiúfùchú
to live in poverty
Literally "to wear one's fur coat inside out while carrying firewood"; describes a life of poverty and hard work.
反 (literal) → 反 · fǎn · opposite 裘 (literal) → 裘 · qiú · fur coat 负 (literal) → 负/負 · fù · to carry on the back 刍 (literal) → 刍/芻 · chú · fodder
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 反裘负刍/反裘負芻 · fǎnqiúfùchú · to be foolish — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
反裘负刍 / 反裘負芻
fǎnqiúfùchú
to be foolish
Metaphorically refers to acting stupidly or mixing up the important and the trivial, similar to someone wearing a fur coat inside out to protect the fur only to have the leather backing worn away.
反 (literal) → 反 · fǎn · opposite 裘 (literal) → 裘 · qiú · fur coat 负 (literal) → 负/負 · fù · to carry on the back 刍 (literal) → 刍/芻 · chú · fodder
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition