披发文身
pī​fà​wén​shēn

hair disheveled and body tattooed

  • created sense approved 披发文身/披髮文身 · pī​fà​wén​shēn · hair disheveled and body tattooed — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    披发文身 / 披髮文身

    pī​fà​wén​shēn

    hair disheveled and body tattooed

    to have one's hair hanging loose and one's body tattooed, a phrase historically used by people in central China to describe those they considered uncivilized or tribal

    披发 (literal) → 披发/披髮 · pī​fà · loose hair 文身 (literal) → 文身 · wén​shēn · to tattoo

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