衣襟
yī jīn
Pinyin

Definition

衣襟
 - 
yī jīn
  1. the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket
  2. lapel

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

大衣
dà yī
  1. 1 overcoat
  2. 2 topcoat
  3. 3 cloak
  4. 4 classifier: 件 jiàn
毛衣
máo yī
  1. 1 (wool) sweater
  2. 2 classifier: 件 jiàn
衣服
yī fu
  1. 1 clothes
  2. 2 classifier: 件 jiàn
  3. 3 classifier: 套 tào
上衣
shàng yī
  1. 1 jacket
  2. 2 upper outer garment
  3. 3 classifier: 件 jiàn
内衣
nèi yī
  1. 1 undergarment
  2. 2 underwear
  3. 3 classifier: 件 jiàn

Idioms (20)

天衣无缝
tiān yī wú fèng
  1. 1 lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. flawless
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
  1. 1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
  2. 2 diligently attending to official matters
扼襟控咽
è jīn kòng yān
  1. 1 to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass
捉襟见肘
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
  1. 1 lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
  2. 2 strapped for cash
  3. 3 unable to make ends meet
正襟危坐
zhèng jīn wēi zuò
  1. 1 to sit upright and still (idiom)