卷席而居 — “To live in a precarious state, constantly ready to pack up and leave”
卷席而居 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live in a precarious state, constantly ready to pack up and leave”. To have a very unstable living situation. Literally, “Roll up one's mat and live; live by rolling up one's mat”.
卷席而居 Pronunciation and Pinyin
卷席而居 Character Breakdown
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What does 卷席而居 mean?
卷席而居 (juàn xí ér jū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live in a precarious state, constantly ready to pack up and leave”.
How do you pronounce 卷席而居?
卷席而居 is pronounced juàn xí ér jū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 卷席而居 literally mean?
Literally, 卷席而居 means “Roll up one's mat and live; live by rolling up one's mat”. It is used to mean “to live in a precarious state, constantly ready to pack up and leave”.
What is the Chinese definition of 卷席而居?
极言生活之不安定，随时准备逃难。