釜中生尘 — “To be extremely poor”
釜中生尘 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely poor”. (of a household) so impoverished that the cooking pot remains unused and gathers dust. Literally, “dust grows in the pot”.
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釜中生尘 Pronunciation and Pinyin
釜中生尘 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 釜中生尘
他们家境贫寒，常常釜中生尘，连温饱都难以维持。
Their family was extremely poor, often having dust accumulate in their cooking pot, finding it difficult to even keep warm and fed.
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Synonyms of 釜中生尘
More idioms starting with 釜
- fǔ釜zhōng中zhī之yú鱼doomed to imminent death or failure
- fǔ釜zhōng中yóu游yú鱼doomed person or thing
- fǔ釜zhōng中yú鱼facing imminent destruction or doom
- fǔ釜dǐ底chōu抽xīn薪remove the cause of trouble
- fǔ釜dǐ底yóu游hún魂barely clinging to life
- fǔ釜dǐ底yóu游yú鱼in a desperate, inescapable situation
- fǔ釜shēng生yú鱼utterly destitute, long without food
- fǔ釜yú鱼mù幕yàn燕in imminent peril
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What does 釜中生尘 mean?
釜中生尘 (fǔ zhōng shēng chén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be extremely poor”.
How do you pronounce 釜中生尘?
釜中生尘 is pronounced fǔ zhōng shēng chén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 釜中生尘 literally mean?
Literally, 釜中生尘 means “dust grows in the pot”. It is used to mean “to be extremely poor”.
What is the Chinese definition of 釜中生尘?
犹釜中生鱼。