反裘负刍fǎn qiú fù chúwear the fur inside out and carry firewood on one’s back—live and toil in poverty; be so stupid as to put the cart before the horse
❍ 魏文侯出游，见路人～，文侯曰： “胡为反裘而负刍？”对曰：“臣爱其毛。”……(刘向《新序·杂事二》)When he was out on an excursion,Marquis Wenhou of the Wei Dynasty saw a passer-by wearing his fur inside out and carrying a bundle of firewood on his back.Marquis Wenhou asked，“Why are you wearing your fur inside out with the firewood on your shoulder?”The man replied，“I love the fur. ” 反裘负刍fǎn qiú fù chú负刍：背柴。反穿皮袄去背柴。比喻十分贫穷劳苦。 very poor, poverty-stricken, live and toil in poverty, badly off or not to know the fundamental and the indicental |