食不下咽 — “Unable to swallow food due to extreme worry, grief, or anxiety”
食不下咽 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to swallow food due to extreme worry, grief, or anxiety”. Too distraught to eat. Literally, “food cannot be swallowed”.
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食不下咽 Pronunciation and Pinyin
食不下咽 Character Breakdown
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他因为担心远方的亲人，最近总是心事重重，食不下咽
He has been so preoccupied with worries about his distant family lately that he always finds himself unable to swallow food.
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Synonyms of 食不下咽
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- 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
- shí食bù不qiú求bǎo饱eat in moderation
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What does 食不下咽 mean?
食不下咽 (shí bù xià yàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to swallow food due to extreme worry, grief, or anxiety”.
How do you pronounce 食不下咽?
食不下咽 is pronounced shí bù xià yàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 食不下咽 literally mean?
Literally, 食不下咽 means “food cannot be swallowed”. It is used to mean “Unable to swallow food due to extreme worry, grief, or anxiety”.
What is the Chinese definition of 食不下咽?
食物虽在口中但咽不下去。形容忧心忡忡，不思饮食。