食不二味 — “To practice frugality in diet”
食不二味 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to practice frugality in diet”. To eat simply, typically with only one dish. Literally, “eat not two dishes”.
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食不二味 Pronunciation and Pinyin
食不二味 Character Breakdown
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他从小养成了节俭的习惯，餐餐食不二味，从不浪费一粒米饭。
He developed a habit of frugality from childhood, eating simply with one dish at every meal and never wasting a single grain of rice.
Idioms Related to 食不二味
Antonyms of 食不二味
More idioms starting with 食
- shí食bù不xià下yàn咽too distraught to eat
- 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 食不二味 mean?
食不二味 (shí bù èr wèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to practice frugality in diet”.
How do you pronounce 食不二味?
食不二味 is pronounced shí bù èr wèi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 食不二味 literally mean?
Literally, 食不二味 means “eat not two dishes”. It is used to mean “to practice frugality in diet”.
What is the Chinese definition of 食不二味?
吃饭不用两道菜肴。谓饮食节俭。