衣食不周 — “Lacking adequate food and clothing”
衣食不周 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Lacking adequate food and clothing”. Living in hardship or destitution. Literally, “inadequate food and clothing”.
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过去，许多农村家庭因收成不好而衣食不周，生活十分艰难。
In the past, many rural families lived in hardship, lacking adequate food and clothing due to poor harvests.
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More idioms starting with 衣
- yī衣bù不jiān兼cǎi彩dressed in plain clothes
- yī衣bù不jiān兼cǎi采dressed simply and plainly
- yī衣bù不rú如xīn新，，rén人bù不rú如gù故New clothes are best, old friends are best
- yī衣bù不wán完cǎi采to dress simply and plainly
- yī衣bù不bù布tǐ体clothes too ragged to cover body
- yī衣bù不yè曳dì地dress simply and live modestly
- yī衣bù不gài盖tǐ体dressed in rags, barely clothed
- yī衣bù不bì蔽tǐ体clothed in rags
- yī衣bù不jiě解dài带work tirelessly without rest
- yī衣bù不jiě解jié结work tirelessly without rest
- yī衣bù不zhē遮tǐ体dressed in rags
- yī衣bù不zhē遮shēn身clothes too tattered to cover body
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What does 衣食不周 mean?
衣食不周 (yī shí bù zhōu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Lacking adequate food and clothing”.
How do you pronounce 衣食不周?
衣食不周 is pronounced yī shí bù zhōu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 衣食不周 literally mean?
Literally, 衣食不周 means “inadequate food and clothing”. It is used to mean “Lacking adequate food and clothing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 衣食不周?
周：齐备。形容衣食缺乏，生活困窘。