反裘負薪
fǎn​qiú​fù​xīn

to wear a fur coat inside out while carrying firewood

  • created sense approved 反裘负薪/反裘負薪 · fǎn​qiú​fù​xīn · to wear a fur coat inside out while carrying firewood — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    反裘负薪 / 反裘負薪

    fǎn​qiú​fù​xīn

    to wear a fur coat inside out while carrying firewood

    to wear a fur coat inside out while carrying firewood on one's back; an idiom used to describe a foolish person or a scholar living in extreme poverty who cares more for trivialities than his own well-being

    反 (literal) → 反 · fǎn · opposite 裘 (literal) → 裘 · qiú · fur coat 负薪 (literal) → 负薪/負薪 · fù​xīn · to carry firewood

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