![]() | 敝 | ||
break, destroy; broken, tattered | |||
Radical | 攴攵 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Strokes (without radical) | 8 | Total Strokes | 12 |
Mandarin reading | bì | Cantonese reading | bai6 |
Japanese on reading | hei | Japanese kun reading | yabureru |
Korean reading | phyey | Vietnamese reading | tệ |
![]() | 敝 | ||
break, destroy; broken, tattered | |||
Radical | 攴攵 | ||
---|---|---|---|
Strokes (without radical) | 8 | Total Strokes | 12 |
Mandarin reading | bì | Cantonese reading | bai6 |
Japanese on reading | hei | Japanese kun reading | yabureru |
Korean reading | phyey | Vietnamese reading | tệ |
敝 | [ bì ] my (polite), poor, ruined, shabby, worn out, defeated |
敝屣 | [ bì xǐ ] worn-out shoes, a worthless thing |
敝帚自珍 | [ bì zhǒu zì zhēn ] value one's own old broom - cherish something of little value simply because it is one's own |