土里土气 (tǔ lǐ tǔ qì) — (derogatory) rustic, unsophisticated, unfashionable
Definition
Used to judge someone's style or taste as unfashionable and countrified — typically about clothes, décor, or manners, with a negative tone.
bound form
(derogatory) rusticunsophisticatedunfashionable
Examples
- 土里土气,。Tā chuān de yī fu yǒu diǎn tǔ lǐ tǔ qì, bú tài shì hé jīn tiān de chǎng hé.His clothes are a bit unsophisticated, not quite suitable for today's occasion.
- ,土里土气。Suī rán tā shì cóng nóng cūn lái de, dàn yì diǎn yě bù tǔ lǐ tǔ qì.Although she is from the countryside, she is not rustic at all.
- 土里土气,。Zhè tào jiā jù tài tǔ lǐ tǔ qì le, fàng zài kè tīng lǐ xiǎn de hěn guò shí.This set of furniture is too unsophisticated; it looks very outdated in the living room.
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