蓬头跣足

蓬頭跣足
péngtóu-xiǎnzú
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 with disheveled hair and bare feet
  2. 2 unkempt and barefoot
  3. 3 in a wretched, ragged state

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā cóng huǒchǎng chōng chūlái, péngtóu-xiǎnzú, lángbèi-bùkān.
He rushed out of the fire, hair wild and feet bare, in utter disarray.
HSK 7-9
Zhànluàn zhōng nànmín péngtóu-xiǎnzú, yán lù qǐtǎo.
During the war, refugees wandered hair-tousled and barefoot, begging along the road.

Tips

memory
evokes a 'tangled bush', means 'barefoot' - picture someone who has just escaped disaster: hair like a bird's nest, no shoes on. Variants: 披头跣足, 蓬头赤脚.

Stroke Order

péng
tóu
xiǎn