衣食饭碗 — “One's means of livelihood”
衣食饭碗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “One's means of livelihood”. A job or skill that provides for one's basic needs; one's bread and butter. Literally, “Livelihood and rice bowl”.
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衣食饭碗 Pronunciation and Pinyin
衣食饭碗 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 衣食饭碗
他深知这份工作是他的衣食饭碗，因此总是兢兢业业，不敢有丝毫懈怠。
He knows well that this job is his bread and butter, so he is always diligent and dares not be slack in the slightest.
Idioms Related to 衣食饭碗
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 衣食饭碗 mean?
衣食饭碗 (yī shí fàn wǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “One's means of livelihood”.
How do you pronounce 衣食饭碗?
衣食饭碗 is pronounced yī shí fàn wǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 衣食饭碗 literally mean?
Literally, 衣食饭碗 means “Livelihood and rice bowl”. It is used to mean “One's means of livelihood”.
What is the Chinese definition of 衣食饭碗?
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