袒胸露背 Shirtless
Explanation
指敞开衣服，露出胸膛和后背。多含贬义，形容衣着不整，不庄重。
To open one's clothes, revealing one's chest and back. Often carries a negative connotation, describing unkempt clothing and lack of decorum.
Origin Story
盛夏时节，一位年轻的农夫在田间辛勤劳作。烈日当空，汗水浸透了他的衣衫。为了凉快些，他干脆解开了衣扣，袒胸露背地挥舞着镰刀，收割着金灿灿的稻穗。路过的老秀才看到这一幕，不禁皱起了眉头，摇头叹息道：“这农夫，如此袒胸露背，成何体统！岂不知‘人而无仪，不亦禽兽乎’？”农夫擦了擦汗，憨厚地笑道：“秀才老爷，这大热天的，不这样凉快凉快，怎么干活？难道要热死在田里吗？”老秀才一时语塞，也只好无奈地摇摇头走了。而农夫却依然袒胸露背地忙碌着，直到夕阳西下，才完成了当天的收割任务。
In the height of summer, a young farmer worked diligently in the field. The sun was high in the sky, and sweat soaked his clothes. To cool himself down, he simply unbuttoned his shirt and worked shirtless, harvesting golden rice with a sickle. An old scholar passing by frowned and sighed, “This farmer, so shirtless, what a disorder! Doesn’t he know, ‘If a man has no rites, is he not like an animal’?” The farmer wiped his sweat and said with a good-natured smile, “Master Scholar, on such a hot day, how can one work without cooling off? Should I die of heat in the field?” The old scholar was speechless and could only helplessly shake his head and leave. But the farmer continued to work shirtless until sunset, when he finished his harvesting work for the day.
Usage
用作谓语、定语；形容衣着不整。
Used as a predicate and attributive; describes disheveled clothing.
Examples
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他袒胸露背地坐在那里，实在不像个读书人。
ta tan xiōng lù bèi de zuò zài nàlǐ, shízài bù xiàng ge dúshū rén.
He sat there shirtless, which was not like a scholar at all.
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这天气太热了，他索性袒胸露背地工作起来。
zhè tiānqì tài rè le, tā suǒxìng tǎn xiōng lù bèi de gōngzuò qǐlái le.
It was too hot, so he worked shirtless.