坐客无毡 — “To live in extreme poverty”
坐客无毡 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live in extreme poverty”. To be so poor that one cannot even offer a guest a mat or cushion to sit on. Literally, “Guests have no felt mat to sit on”.
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坐客无毡 Pronunciation and Pinyin
坐客无毡 Character Breakdown
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他年轻时生活非常清苦，常常是坐客无毡，却从未放弃对知识的追求。
In his youth, he lived a very austere life, often unable to offer guests even a mat to sit on, yet he never gave up his pursuit of knowledge.
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- zuò坐jǐng井guān观tiān天have a limited outlook
- zuò坐xiǎng享qí其gōng功enjoy others' hard work
- zuò坐xiǎng享qí其chéng成enjoy others' achievements without effort
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Open the tool →Questions about 坐客无毡
What does 坐客无毡 mean?
坐客无毡 (zuò kè wú zhān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live in extreme poverty”.
How do you pronounce 坐客无毡?
坐客无毡 is pronounced zuò kè wú zhān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 坐客无毡 literally mean?
Literally, 坐客无毡 means “Guests have no felt mat to sit on”. It is used to mean “to live in extreme poverty”.
What is the Chinese definition of 坐客无毡?
毡：兽毛毡子。客人来人没有毡子可坐。形容清贫的生活