釜鱼甑尘 — “To live in extreme poverty”
釜鱼甑尘 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live in extreme poverty”. Utterly destitute, with no food in the kitchen. Literally, “fish in the pot, dust in the steamer”.
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釜鱼甑尘 Pronunciation and Pinyin
釜鱼甑尘 Character Breakdown
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他隐居山林数十年，过着釜鱼甑尘的清贫生活，却乐在其中。
He lived in seclusion in the mountains for decades, leading a life of extreme poverty, yet found joy in it.
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Synonyms of 釜鱼甑尘
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 釜鱼甑尘 mean?
釜鱼甑尘 (fǔ yú zèng chén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live in extreme poverty”.
How do you pronounce 釜鱼甑尘?
釜鱼甑尘 is pronounced fǔ yú zèng chén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 釜鱼甑尘 literally mean?
Literally, 釜鱼甑尘 means “fish in the pot, dust in the steamer”. It is used to mean “to live in extreme poverty”.
What is the Chinese definition of 釜鱼甑尘?
釜中生鱼，甑中生尘，比喻生活清贫。