衣不遮体 Clothes don't cover the body
Explanation
形容衣服破烂，连身体都遮盖不住，生活贫困潦倒。
Describes clothes that are tattered and do not cover the body, and a life of poverty and despair.
Origin Story
在一个偏远的山村里，住着一位名叫阿牛的年轻人。他自幼父母双亡，靠着打零工勉强维持生计。然而，天有不测风云，一场突如其来的大病让他失去了工作，也让他原本就拮据的生活雪上加霜。如今，他衣不遮体，食不果腹，只能在村口默默地等待着，期盼着有人施舍给他一口饭吃，一件蔽体的衣衫。 一天，一位好心的老妇人路过村口，看到衣不遮体的阿牛，心里充满了怜悯。老妇人从家里带了一些粮食和旧衣服，给了阿牛。阿牛感激涕零，心中充满了温暖。老妇人的善举不仅解了他的燃眉之急，更让他看到了人间的真情。 从此以后，阿牛更加努力地生活，他相信，只要坚持不懈，总有一天能够摆脱贫困，过上幸福的生活。
In a remote mountain village lived a young man named Aniu. He lost his parents at a young age and made a living doing odd jobs. But fate struck when a sudden illness cost him his job and made his already meager life even more difficult. Now he was destitute and hungry and waited silently at the village entrance for alms, for something to eat and a few clothes.
Usage
常用于形容生活贫困、凄惨的景象。
Often used to describe a scene of poverty and misery.
Examples
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他衣不遮体地站在街头乞讨。
tā yībùzhē tǐ de zhàn zài jiētóu qǐtǎo。
He stood on the street begging, his clothes tattered and insufficient.
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灾荒年间，许多人衣不遮体，食不果腹。
zāi huāng nián jiān，xǔduō rén yībùzhē tǐ，shí bù guǒfù。
During the famine, many people were poorly clothed and underfed.