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败絮
敗絮
bàixù
1. ruined
2. broken down
3. shabby

Character Breakdown

败
bài
failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat
HSK 4 8 丶
絮
xù
cotton padding; fluff, padding, waste; long-winded
12 丶

Compound Words (2)

金玉其外，败絮其中
jīnyùqíwài,bàixùqízhōng
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)
金玉其表，败絮其中
jīnyùqíbiǎo,bàixùqízhōng
gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)

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