衣不蔽体 in English yi1 bu4 bi4 ti3 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) clothes not covering the body (idiomatic expression)
• metaphorically poverty-stricken

Pinyin

yi1 bu4 bi4 ti3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

衣yi1clothes 不bu4(negative prefix) 蔽bi4to cover 体ti3body