敝屣 bai6 saai2 {bì xǐ}- worn-out shoes
- a worthless thing
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敝屣尊榮〔---荣〕 bai6 saai2 zyun1 wing4 {bì xǐ zūn róng}to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom) | CC | |
敝帚千金 bai6 zau2 cin1 gam1 {bì zhǒu qiān jīn}- lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value
- I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.
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敝帚自珍 bai6 zau2 zi6 zan1 {bì zhǒu zì zhēn}- to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own
- a sentimental attachment
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