食不兼肉 — “To practice extreme frugality in one's diet”
食不兼肉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to practice extreme frugality in one's diet”. To eat simply, often limiting meat consumption to one dish or less per meal. Literally, “not eat two kinds of meat”.
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食不兼肉 Pronunciation and Pinyin
食不兼肉 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 食不兼肉
尽管生活条件有所改善，他依然保持着食不兼肉的习惯，从不铺张浪费
Even though living conditions have improved, he still maintains the habit of eating frugally, never being extravagant.
Idioms Related to 食不兼肉
Synonyms of 食不兼肉
More idioms starting with 食
- 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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Open the tool →Questions about 食不兼肉
What does 食不兼肉 mean?
食不兼肉 (shí bù jiān ròu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to practice extreme frugality in one's diet”.
How do you pronounce 食不兼肉?
食不兼肉 is pronounced shí bù jiān ròu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 食不兼肉 literally mean?
Literally, 食不兼肉 means “not eat two kinds of meat”. It is used to mean “to practice extreme frugality in one's diet”.
What is the Chinese definition of 食不兼肉?
吃饭不用两道肉食。指饮食节俭。