反裘負芻

反裘负刍
fǎnqiúfùchú
  1. lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom)
  2. fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work
  3. fig. to act stupidly

CEDICT

  1. 形容貧窮勞苦。《晏子春秋．內篇．雜上》：「睹弊冠，反裘負芻，息于塗側者。」也作「反裘負薪」。
  2. 比喻愚蠢無知或本末倒置。也作「反裘負薪」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 反 fǎn
  1. contrary
  2. in reverse
  3. inside out or upside down
  4. to reverse
  5. to return
  6. to oppose
  7. opposite
  8. against
  9. anti-
  10. to rebel
  11. to use analogy
  12. instead
  13. abbr. for 反切 fǎnqiè phonetic system
2 裘 qiú
  1. fur
  2. fur coat
3 負 fù
  1. to bear
  2. to carry (on one's back)
  3. to turn one's back on
  4. to be defeated
  5. negative (math. etc)
4 芻 chú
  1. to mow or cut grass
  2. hay
  3. straw
  4. fodder