created sense approved 如不胜衣/如不勝衣 · rúbùshèngyī · to be frail — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
如不胜衣 / 如不勝衣
rúbùshèngyī
to be frail
too frail or weak to bear the weight of one's own clothing; used to describe a woman who is tender and delicate or a person of very slight build
rúbùshēngyī
如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 不胜 (literal) → 不胜/不勝 · bùshēng · to be unable to bear 衣 (bound) → 衣 · yī · clothing
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 如不胜衣/如不勝衣 · rúbùshèngyī · modest and respectful — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
如不胜衣 / 如不勝衣
rúbùshèngyī
modest and respectful
humble and retiring in manner; used to describe a scholar or official who is extremely modest and respectful
rúbùshēngyī
如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to be like 不胜 (literal) → 不胜/不勝 · bùshēng · to be unable to bear 衣 (bound) → 衣 · yī · clothing
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition