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敝帚自珍 (bai6 zau2 zi6 zan1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

敝帚自珍 (bai6 zau2 zi6 zan1, bì zhǒu zì zhēn) — to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own; a sentimental attachment

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 敝 (bai6) — my (polite); poor; ruined; shabby; worn out; defeated; to break; to destroy; br…
• 敝屣 (bai6 saai2) — worn-out shoes; a worthless thing
• 敝屣尊榮 (bai6 saai2 zyun1 wing4) — to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)
• 敝帚千金 (bai6 zau2 cin1 gam1) — lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value; I w…
• 弊傢伙 (bai6 gaa1 fo2) — oh no!
• 弊喇 (bai6 laa3) — doomed; not good; uh-oh!

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