食毛践土 — “Eat grain tread soil”
食毛践土 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to acknowledge and be grateful for the sustenance and living space provided by a benefactor or the land itself, implying a sense of obligation or belonging”. Literally, “eat grain tread soil”.
食毛践土 Pronunciation and Pinyin
食毛践土 Character Breakdown
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- shí食bù不xià下yàn咽too distraught to eat
- shí食bù不èr二wèi味eat simply with only one dish
- 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wèi味eat only one dish
- 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
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What does 食毛践土 mean?
食毛践土 (shí máo jiàn tǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to acknowledge and be grateful for the sustenance and living space provided by a benefactor or the land itself, implying a sense of obligation or belonging”.
How do you pronounce 食毛践土?
食毛践土 is pronounced shí máo jiàn tǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 食毛践土 literally mean?
Literally, 食毛践土 means “eat grain tread soil”. It is used to mean “to acknowledge and be grateful for the sustenance and living space provided by a benefactor or the land itself, implying a sense of obligation or belonging”.
What is the Chinese definition of 食毛践土?
毛：指地面所生之谷物；贱：踩。原意是吃的食物和居住的土地都是国君所有。封建官吏用以表示感戴君主的恩德。