bì zhǒu zì zhēn

敝帚自珍 (bì zhǒu zì zhēn) is a Chinese word meaning “to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own; a sentimental attachment”.

Meanings

  1. 1to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own
  2. 2a sentimental attachment

Characters in 敝帚自珍

敝bì · my (polite)帚zhǒu · broom自zì · (bound form) self; oneself珍zhēn · precious thing

Related words

自己oneself; (attributive) one's own来自to come from (a place)自由freedom; liberty自(bound form) self; oneself自杀to kill oneself自从since (a time)自然nature自我the self; oneself; self-亲自personally独自alone自信to have confidence in oneself自豪proud (of one's achievements etc)

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