食前方丈 — “Eating lavishly”
食前方丈 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Eating lavishly”. With a table laden with an extravagant array of dishes, signifying great luxury and extravagance in dining. Literally, “Food covering a square zhang in front of one”.
食前方丈 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 食前方丈
During the Warring States period, Mencius encouraged his disciples to actively propagate his political views, urging them not to be discouraged or intimidated by the prominent power and influence of their opponents.
He taught them that when facing the lavish lifestyles of these princes and high officials " their grand mansions, tables laden with food covering a square zhang, and hundreds of concubines " they should immediately think that if they were to achieve their aspirations, they would never act in such a way. By doing so, they would not feel intimidated or disheartened.
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More idioms starting with 食
- shí食bù不xià下yàn咽too distraught to eat
- 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 食前方丈 mean?
食前方丈 (shí qián fāng zhàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Eating lavishly”.
How do you pronounce 食前方丈?
食前方丈 is pronounced shí qián fāng zhàng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 食前方丈 literally mean?
Literally, 食前方丈 means “Food covering a square zhang in front of one”. It is used to mean “Eating lavishly”.
Where does 食前方丈 come from?
食前方丈 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 食前方丈?
方丈：一丈见方。吃饭时面前一丈见方的地方摆满了食物。形容吃的阔气。