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不修边幅

bù xiū biān fúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
not care about one's appearance (idiom) / slovenly in dress and manner
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-18307db5d6c6857e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

不修邊幅 不修边幅 [bu4 xiu1 bian1 fu2] /not care about one's appearance (idiom)/slovenly in dress and manner/

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Other forms in these source records: 不修邊幅

  • 不
    bù

    no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

  • 修
    xiū

    to decorate / to embellish / to repair / to build / to write / to cultivate / to study / to take (a class)

    Xiū

    surname Xiu

  • 边
    biān

    side / edge / margin / border / boundary / CL:個|个[gè] / simultaneously

    bian

    suffix of a noun of locality

  • 幅
    fú

    width / roll / classifier for textiles or pictures

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.