bì
my (polite)
poor
ruined
shabby
worn out
defeated
diāo bì
impoverished
destitute
hard
depressed (of business)
tattered
ragged
bì zhǒu zì zhēn
to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own
a sentimental attachment
bì xǐ
worn-out shoes
a worthless thing
mín shēng diāo bì
the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impoverishment
qì ruò bì xǐ
to throw away like worn out shoes
bì zhǒu qiān jīn
lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value
I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.
shì rú bì xǐ
to regard like a pair of worn-out shoes
to look on sth as worthless
bì xǐ zūn róng
to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)
qì zhī rú bì xǐ
to toss away like a pair of worn-out shoes (idiom)