不修邊幅

简 不修边幅 · 繁 不修邊幅
Mandarin · pinyin bù xiū biān fú

Meanings

  1. not care about one's appearance (idiom)
  2. slovenly in dress and manner
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
修
xiū · study; repair; cultivate
邊
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幅
fú · piece, strip, breadth of, hem
边
biān · edge, margin, side, border
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4–1–1–2 · bu4 xiu1 bian1 fu2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

bat1 sau1 bin1 fuk1

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bat1 sau1 bin1 fuk1

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  1. (idiomatic) to not care about one's appearance; to be slovenly in dress and manner; to be unkempt

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不修邊幅 · bu4 xiu1 bian1 fu2
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Exact source record不修邊幅 不修边幅 [bu4 xiu1 bian1 fu2] /not care about one's appearance (idiom)/slovenly in dress and manner/