钗荆裙布chāi jīng qún bù

钗是荆做的，裙子是布料的，形容服装朴素：因薛姨妈看见邢岫烟生得端雅稳重，且家道贫寒，是个～的女儿，便欲说与薛蟠为妻。(五七·1351)

衣着朴素

衣不重帛 衣无二彩 芒鞋草履
衣着俭朴：布素
衣着简单朴素：衣不完采 衣不曳地
衣着朴素，不华丽：衣不兼采 衣不重采衣不完采
妇女衣着朴素：荆钗布裙 钗荆裙布 布裙荆钗 布袄荆钗 荆钗布袄 裙布钗荆 裙布荆钗 荆钗裙布 椎髻布衣 布衣椎髻
穿着朴素简陋：葛巾布袍 葛巾野服
穿着粗劣简朴：芒屩布衣

钗荆裙布chāi jīng qún bù

have only a thorn for a hair-pin,and plain cloth for a skirt—[of women]be dressed in plain clothes
❍ 因薛姨妈看见刑岫烟生得端雅稳重，且家道贫寒，是个～的女儿，便欲说给薛蟠为妻。(《红楼梦》 733) Now Aunt Xue had been struck by Xiuyan's dignity and refinement; and as the girl was poor,having "only a thorn for a hair-pin,and plain cloth for a skirt," her habits were frugal. Thus Aunt Xue thought of betrothing her to her son.

钗荆裙布chāi jīnɡ qún bù

见“荆钗布裙”。

钗荆裙布chāijīng-qúnbù

〔并列〕 以荆代钗，以布作裙。比喻家境贫寒。语出《太平御览》卷718引汉·刘向《列女传》：“梁鸿妻孟光，荆钗布裙。”《红楼梦》57回：“因薛姨妈看见邢岫烟生得端雅稳重，且家道贫寒，是个～的女儿，便欲说给薛蟠为妻。”
△ 用于描写贫寒女子。