缺吃少穿 — “To be in want of food and clothing”
缺吃少穿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in want of food and clothing”. To suffer from poverty and lack basic necessities. Literally, “Lack food, short clothes”.
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缺吃少穿 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 缺quē
- 吃chī
- 少shǎo
- 穿chuān
缺吃少穿 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 缺吃少穿
在那个贫困的年代，许多家庭都过着缺吃少穿的日子。
In that impoverished era, many families lived in want of food and clothing.
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Synonyms of 缺吃少穿
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- quē缺yī一bù不kě可all are essential
- quē缺sān三duǎn短sì四incomplete and fragmented
- quē缺kǒu口niè镊zi子an extremely stingy person
- quē缺xīn心shǎo少fèi肺naive and thoughtless
- quē缺xīn心yǎn眼er儿simple-minded or lacking common sense
- quē缺jīn斤duǎn短liǎng两shortchange customers with dishonest weighing
- quē缺yuè月zài再yuán圆a couple reuniting after separation
- quē缺yī衣shǎo少shí食lack food and clothing
- quē缺shí食wú无yī衣lack food and clothing
Questions about 缺吃少穿
- What does 缺吃少穿 mean?
- 缺吃少穿 (quē chī shǎo chuān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in want of food and clothing”.
- How do you pronounce 缺吃少穿?
- 缺吃少穿 is pronounced quē chī shǎo chuān in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 缺吃少穿 literally mean?
- Literally, 缺吃少穿 means “Lack food, short clothes”. It is used to mean “to be in want of food and clothing”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 缺吃少穿?
- 指衣食困乏。亦作“缺吃短穿”。