短衣帮 (短衣幫)
duǎn yī bāng
Pinyin
Definition
短衣帮 (短衣幫)
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- lit. short jacket party
- working people
- the toiling masses
- blue collar workers
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
取长补短
- 1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
- 2 to use this in place of that
- 3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短
- 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
- 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
天衣无缝
- 1 lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
- 2 fig. flawless
宵衣旰食
- 1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
- 2 diligently attending to official matters
张家长,李家短
- 1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors