Senses
郊寒岛瘦/ 郊寒島瘦 cold Jiao and thin Dao
An idiom describing a style of poetry that is austere, bleak, or harsh, originally used by the poet 苏轼 to describe the works of Tang dynasty poets 孟郊 and 贾岛
郊寒岛瘦/ 郊寒島瘦 shabby appearance
(literary) A metaphor for a miserable, wretched, or shabby appearance.