衣錦尚絅
yì​jǐn​shàng​jiǒng

to wear plain clothes over silk

  • created reference approved 衣锦尚䌹/衣錦尚絅 → 衣锦褧衣/衣錦褧衣 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    衣锦尚䌹 / 衣錦尚絅 yì​jǐn​shàng​jiǒng

    衣锦褧衣 / 衣錦褧衣 yì​jǐn​jiǒng​yī

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 衣锦尚䌹/衣錦尚絅 · yì​jǐn​shàng​jiǒng · to wear plain clothes over silk — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    衣锦尚䌹 / 衣錦尚絅

    yì​jǐn​shàng​jiǒng

    to wear plain clothes over silk

    to wear a plain outer garment over an embroidered silk dress to conceal its brilliance; a metaphor for hiding one's virtues or avoiding ostentation

    衣 (literal) → 衣 · yì · to wear 锦 (literal) → 锦/錦 · jǐn · brocade 尚 (literal) → 尚 · shàng · to value 䌹 (literal) → 䌹/絅 · jiǒng · smock

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense