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钗荆裙布chāi jīng qún bùhave only a thorn for a hair-pin,and plain cloth for a skirt—[of women]be dressed in plain clothes
❍ 因薛姨妈看见刑岫烟生得端雅稳重，且家道贫寒，是个～的女儿，便欲说给薛蟠为妻。(《红楼梦》 733) Now Aunt Xue had been struck by Xiuyan's dignity and refinement; and as the girl was poor,having "only a thorn for a hair-pin,and plain cloth for a skirt," her habits were frugal. Thus Aunt Xue thought of betrothing her to her son. |