1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
2 uncorrupted
3 unsoiled by corrupt practices
天衣无缝
tiān yī wú fèng
1 lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
2 fig. flawless
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
2 diligently attending to official matters
拂袖而去
fú xiù ér qù
1 to storm off in a huff (idiom)
断袖之癖
duàn xiù zhī pǐ
1 lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
清风两袖
qīng fēng liǎng xiù
1 honest and upright (idiom)
牛衣对泣
niú yī duì qì
1 couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
白衣苍狗
bái yī cāng gǒu
1 lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
2 fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
相体裁衣
xiàng tǐ cái yī
1 lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
2 to act according to actual circumstances
3 to live within one's means
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
1 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
1 to economize on clothes and food
2 to scrimp and save (idiom)
腰金衣紫
yāo jīn yī zǐ
1 golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
衣不蔽体
yī bù bì tǐ
1 lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)
2 fig. poverty-stricken
衣冠禽兽
yī guān qín shòu
1 lit. dressed up animal (idiom)
2 fig. immoral and despicable person
衣单食薄
yī dān shí bó
1 thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty
2 destitute
衣锦荣归
yī jǐn róng guī
1 to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
衣锦还乡
yì jǐn huán xiāng
1 to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
衣食住行
yī shí zhù xíng
1 clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs
衣食无忧
yī shí wú yōu
1 not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom)