yì​jǐn​jiǒng​yī

to wear plain clothes over silk

  • created sense approved 衣锦褧衣/衣錦褧衣 · yì​jǐn​jiǒng​yī · to wear plain clothes over silk — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    衣锦褧衣 / 衣錦褧衣

    yì​jǐn​jiǒng​yī

    to wear plain clothes over silk

    to wear a plain unlined robe over fine brocade, traditionally representing a person of virtue who does not flaunt their inner brilliance

    衣 (literal) → 衣 · yì · to wear 锦 (literal) → 锦/錦 · jǐn · brocade 褧 (literal) → 褧 · jiǒng · unlined robe 衣 (literal) → 衣 · yī · clothing

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    created sense