食不兼味 — “To eat only one dish at a meal”
食不兼味 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eat only one dish at a meal”. To practice frugality in diet. Literally, “eat not multiple dishes”.
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食不兼味 Pronunciation and Pinyin
食不兼味 Character Breakdown
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他从小家境贫寒，养成了食不兼味的习惯，即使后来生活好了，也依然保持着简朴。
He grew up in poverty and developed the habit of eating only one dish at a meal; even when his life improved later, he still maintained his simple lifestyle.
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More idioms starting with 食
- shí食bù不xià下yàn咽too distraught to eat
- shí食bù不chōng充kǒu口unable to get enough food
- shí食bù不chōng充cháng肠not enough food to satisfy hunger
- shí食bù不chōng充jī饥barely enough food to survive
- shí食bù不jiān兼ròu肉eat simply, limiting meat consumption
- shí食bù不yàn厌jīng精，，kuài脍bù不yàn厌xì细eat well-prepared refined food
- shí食bù不niàn念bǎo饱eat with moderation
- shí食bù不xiá暇bǎo饱too busy to eat properly
- shí食bù不guǒ果fù腹not have enough food to eat
- shí食bù不qiú求gān甘not seek delicious food
- shí食bù不qiú求bǎo饱eat in moderation
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What does 食不兼味 mean?
食不兼味 (shí bù jiān wèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eat only one dish at a meal”.
How do you pronounce 食不兼味?
食不兼味 is pronounced shí bù jiān wèi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 食不兼味 literally mean?
Literally, 食不兼味 means “eat not multiple dishes”. It is used to mean “to eat only one dish at a meal”.
What is the Chinese definition of 食不兼味?
吃饭不用两道菜肴。指饮食节俭。同“食不二味”。