敝帚自珍 — Chinese idiom
敝帚自珍
bì zhǒu zì zhēn
Meaning
- to value the broom as one's own ; to attach value to sth because it is one's own
- a sentimental attachment
Character by character
- 敝bìto break, to destroy; ruined, tattered
- 帚zhǒubroom, broomstick
- 自zìself; private, personal; from
- 珍zhēna treasure, a precious thing; rare, valuable
Idioms sharing a character
- 敝屣尊荣 bì xǐ zūn róng
- 敝帚千金 bì zhǒu qiān jīn
- 民生凋敝 mín shēng diāo bì
- 视如敝屣 shì rú bì xǐ
- 不敢自专 bù gǎn zì zhuān
- 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ
- 不自量力 bù zì liàng lì
- 不言自明 bù yán zì míng
- 任其自然 rèn qí zì rán
- 作茧自缚 zuò jiǎn zì fù
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