朝不保暮 — “Morning cannot guarantee evening”
朝不保暮 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Living in a highly precarious or unstable situation where one cannot guarantee or secure one's immediate future, often due to extreme poverty, danger, or rapidly changing circumstances”. Literally, “Morning cannot guarantee evening”.
朝不保暮 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 朝
- zhāo朝sān三mù暮èr二to be inconsistent or indecisive
- zhāo朝sān三mù暮sì四fickle and inconsistent
- zhāo朝bù不jí及xī夕precarious situation, uncertain survival
- cháo朝bù不tú图xī夕live from hand to mouth
- zhāo朝bù不lǜ虑xī夕live precariously, not knowing what tomorrow holds
- zhāo朝bù不móu谋xī夕living precariously, unable to plan ahead
- cháo朝dōng东mù暮xī西constantly changing one's mind
- cháo朝zhōng中yǒu有rén人hǎo好zuò做guān官Connections make it easy to succeed
- zhāo朝qián乾xī夕tì惕diligent and vigilant day and night
- zhāo朝qián乾xī夕dàng愓diligent and cautious all day long
- zhāo朝yún云mù暮yǔ雨brief romantic encounter
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What does 朝不保暮 mean?
朝不保暮 (zhāo bù bǎo mù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Living in a highly precarious or unstable situation where one cannot guarantee or secure one's immediate future, often due to extreme poverty, danger, or rapidly changing circumstances”.
How do you pronounce 朝不保暮?
朝不保暮 is pronounced zhāo bù bǎo mù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 朝不保暮 literally mean?
Literally, 朝不保暮 means “Morning cannot guarantee evening”. It is used to mean “Living in a highly precarious or unstable situation where one cannot guarantee or secure one's immediate future, often due to extreme poverty, danger, or rapidly changing circumstances”.
What is the Chinese definition of 朝不保暮?
早晨保不住晚上会发生变化。极言情况危急或境遇窘迫。