易口以食 — “To exchange children or household members for food”
易口以食 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exchange children or household members for food”. Refers to a situation of extreme famine where people resort to cannibalism. Literally, “Exchange mouths to eat”.
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易口以食 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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在那个饥荒的年代，人们为了生存，竟至于易口以食，景象惨不忍睹。
In that famine-stricken era, people were driven to exchange household members for food to survive, a sight too tragic to behold.
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What does 易口以食 mean?
易口以食 (yì kǒu yǐ shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exchange children or household members for food”.
How do you pronounce 易口以食?
易口以食 is pronounced yì kǒu yǐ shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 易口以食 literally mean?
Literally, 易口以食 means “Exchange mouths to eat”. It is used to mean “to exchange children or household members for food”.
What is the Chinese definition of 易口以食?
犹易子而食。口，丁口。形容灾民极其悲惨的生活。