TATTERED  破碎

DAMAGED BECAUSE OF USE, of GARMENTS.
RIPPEDRENTCUTSLITRAGGEDTATTEREDIN TATTERSIN RIBBONS
Hypernym
  • DAMAGECHANGE so as to CAUSE TO BECOME MORE BAD.
    • CHANGEEVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2.
      • EVENTREALITY that ARISES in TIME.
        • REALITYEXIST and NOT ONLY BE IMAGINED....
Modern Chinese Criteria
破爛

破碎

碎破

破損

破敗

破綻

襤褸

麻花

弊舊

爛

破

敗

敝

窟窟窿窿

百孔千瘡

千瘡百孔

rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

    Words

    弊  bì OC: beds MC: biɛi 9 AttributionsWD

      Word relations
    • Ant: 新/NEW The current word for something newly invented is xīn 新 (ant. 舊) which generally tends to have negative connotations in cultural contexts but takes on positive connotations when referring to articles of daily use etc..

      Syntactic words
    • vadNtattered, worn thin; more generally: worn-down, unworthy
    • vigradedbe tattered, worn thin; more generally: worn-down, unworthy 甚弊
    敝  bì OC: beds MC: biɛi 8 AttributionsWD

      Word relations
    • Ant: 堅/HARD The standard word for internal inherent solidity is jiān 堅 (ant. cuì 脆 "brittle"), and the standard word for external firmness, sturdiness and immobility is gù 固.
    • Ant: 新/NEW The current word for something newly invented is xīn 新 (ant. 舊) which generally tends to have negative connotations in cultural contexts but takes on positive connotations when referring to articles of daily use etc..
    • Epithet: 廬/HUT The general word for a hut is lú 廬.

      Syntactic words
    • nabfeaturetatterednessLZ
    • v[adN]N=nonhutattered thing
    • vadNfigurativetattered
    • vadNnon-restrictiveunworthy; tattered
    • vichangeget tattered, get worn out
    • vtoNcausative(cause to get tattered>) ruin
    毀  huǐ OC: qhʷralʔ MC: hiɛ 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcausativecause to look tattered
    穿  chuān OC: khjon MC: tɕhiɛn 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • vadNtattered, or full of holes
    • vibe perforated; be full of holes; burrow one's way in
    破  pò OC: phaals MC: phʷɑ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • vadNworn out
    • vtoNpassivebe smashed to pieces
    藍  lán OC: ɡ-raam MC: lɑm 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • nsubjecttattered clothes
    故弊  gù bì OC: kaas beds MC: kuo̝ biɛi 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNold and tattered
    破作  pò zuò OC: phaals tsaaɡ MC: phʷɑ tsɑk 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNpassivebe smashed into, be torn into
    靡敝  mí bì MC: -- -- OC: -- bedsLZ 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNto ruinLZ
    麤弊  cū bì OC: tshaa beds MC: tshuo̝ biɛi 0 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNcoarse and tattered

    Existing SW for

    Here are Syntactic Words already defined in the database:

      Searching Wikidata

      Type: