饔飧不饱 — “Unable to get enough food for breakfast and dinner”
饔飧不饱 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to get enough food for breakfast and dinner”. Living in dire poverty; constantly hungry and struggling to make ends meet. Literally, “Unable to fill oneself at breakfast and dinner”.
饔飧不饱 Pronunciation and Pinyin
饔飧不饱 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 饔飧不饱
Idioms Related to 饔飧不饱
Synonyms of 饔飧不饱
More idioms starting with 饔
Recommended tools
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →Questions about 饔飧不饱
What does 饔飧不饱 mean?
饔飧不饱 (yōng sūn bù bǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to get enough food for breakfast and dinner”.
How do you pronounce 饔飧不饱?
饔飧不饱 is pronounced yōng sūn bù bǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 饔飧不饱 literally mean?
Literally, 饔飧不饱 means “Unable to fill oneself at breakfast and dinner”. It is used to mean “Unable to get enough food for breakfast and dinner”.
What is the Chinese definition of 饔飧不饱?
饔：早饭。飧：晚饭。终天吃不饱。形容生活十分贫困。亦作“饔飧不继”、“饔飧不给”。