食宿相兼 — “To combine eating and lodging; to have both food and accommodation concurrently”
食宿相兼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to want to have the best of both worlds, especially when the two desired outcomes are contradictory or mutually exclusive; to attempt to achieve two conflicting goals simultaneously”. Literally, “To combine eating and lodging; to have both food and accommodation concurrently”.
食宿相兼 Pronunciation and Pinyin
食宿相兼 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 食宿相兼
In the State of Qi, there was a beautiful young woman. Two young men proposed to her simultaneously.
The young man from the East was very wealthy but had an unattractive appearance, while the young man from the West was a handsome but poor scholar.
The girl's parents were in a dilemma and asked the girl to make her own decision.
She said she was willing to marry both: she would eat at the East family during the day and sleep at the West family at night, thus attending to both food and accommodation.
Idioms Related to 食宿相兼
Synonyms of 食宿相兼
More idioms starting with 食
- shí食bù不xià下yàn咽too distraught to eat
- shí食bù不èr二wèi味eat simply with only one dish
- 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 食宿相兼 mean?
食宿相兼 (shí sù xiāng jiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to want to have the best of both worlds, especially when the two desired outcomes are contradictory or mutually exclusive; to attempt to achieve two conflicting goals simultaneously”.
How do you pronounce 食宿相兼?
食宿相兼 is pronounced shí sù xiāng jiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 食宿相兼 literally mean?
Literally, 食宿相兼 means “to combine eating and lodging; to have both food and accommodation concurrently”. It is used to mean “to want to have the best of both worlds, especially when the two desired outcomes are contradictory or mutually exclusive; to attempt to achieve two conflicting goals simultaneously”.
Where does 食宿相兼 come from?
食宿相兼 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 食宿相兼?
比喻幻想同时实现两个互相矛盾的目标。