衣单食薄 — “To live in poverty”
衣单食薄 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live in poverty”. To be poorly clothed and fed; to suffer from want and hardship. Literally, “Thin clothes, meager food”.
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衣单食薄 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 衣yī
- 单dān
- 食shí
- 薄bó
衣单食薄 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 衣单食薄
在那个艰难的时期，许多家庭都过着衣单食薄的日子，但他们依然保持乐观，互相扶持。
During that difficult period, many families lived meagerly, but they remained optimistic and supported each other.
Idioms Related to 衣单食薄
Antonyms of 衣单食薄
More idioms starting with 衣
- yī衣bù不jiān兼cǎi彩dressed in plain clothes
- yī衣bù不jiān兼cǎi采dressed simply and plainly
- yī衣bù不rú如xīn新，，rén人bù不rú如gù故New clothes are best, old friends are best
- yī衣bù不wán完cǎi采to dress simply and plainly
- yī衣bù不bù布tǐ体clothes too ragged to cover body
- yī衣bù不yè曳dì地dress simply and live modestly
- yī衣bù不gài盖tǐ体dressed in rags, barely clothed
- yī衣bù不bì蔽tǐ体clothed in rags
- yī衣bù不jiě解dài带work tirelessly without rest
- yī衣bù不jiě解jié结work tirelessly without rest
- yī衣bù不zhē遮tǐ体dressed in rags
- yī衣bù不zhē遮shēn身clothes too tattered to cover body
Questions about 衣单食薄
- What does 衣单食薄 mean?
- 衣单食薄 (yī dān shí bó) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live in poverty”.
- How do you pronounce 衣单食薄?
- 衣单食薄 is pronounced yī dān shí bó in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 衣单食薄 literally mean?
- Literally, 衣单食薄 means “Thin clothes, meager food”. It is used to mean “to live in poverty”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 衣单食薄?
- 衣裳单薄，食物很少。形容生活困苦。