衣冠楚楚

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Chinese

hat and clothes; dress; attire neat and tidy; delicate; dainty
simp. and trad.
(衣冠楚楚) 		衣冠 楚楚

Etymology

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 150 (《詩經·曹風·蜉蝣》):

蜉蝣之羽，衣裳楚楚。
心之憂矣，於我歸處。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
蜉蝣之羽，衣裳楚楚。
心之忧矣，于我归处。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Fúyóu zhī yǔ, yīshāng chǔchǔ.
Xīn zhī yōu yǐ, yú wǒ guī chǔ.
The wings of the ephemera, Are robes, bright and splendid.
My heart is grieved; Would they but come and abide with me!

Pronunciation

Idiom

衣冠楚楚

  1. immaculately dressed; well-groomed; dapper

Synonyms

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