fǎn qiú fù chú

Traditional: 反裘負芻

反裘负刍 (fǎn qiú fù chú) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom); fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work; fig. to act stupidly”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work
  3. 3fig. to act stupidly

Characters in 反裘负刍

反fǎn · contrary裘qiú · fur负fù · to bear刍chú · to mow or cut grass

Related words

负责to be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for反应to react反正anyway反对to oppose; to be against; to object to反contrary负to bear违反to violate (a law)反抗to resist相反opposite负担to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc)欺负to bully负责人person in charge

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