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不修邊幅

简不修边幅 · 繁不修邊幅

Mandarin · pinyin bù xiū biān fú

not care about one's appearance (idiom)
slovenly in dress and manner

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
修: xiū · study; repair; cultivate
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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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(idiomatic) to not care about one's appearance; to be slovenly in dress and manner; to be unkempt

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