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少吃缺穿 — “Lacking food and clothing”

少吃缺穿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “lacking food and clothing”. Living in poverty. Literally, “eat less, lack clothes; lack food and clothing”.

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少吃缺穿 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 少shǎo
  • 吃chī
  • 缺quē
  • 穿chuān

少吃缺穿 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
少
shǎo4few, little, or lack
吃
chī6to eat
缺
quē10lack, be short of, be absent
穿
chuān9wear, pierce, pass through

Example Sentence with 少吃缺穿

在那个艰难的年代,许多家庭都曾经历过少吃缺穿的困苦生活。
In that difficult era, many families experienced the hardships of lacking food and clothing.

Idioms Related to 少吃缺穿

Synonyms of 少吃缺穿

  • quē缺yī衣shǎo少shí食lack food and clothing

Antonyms of 少吃缺穿

  • fēng丰yī衣zú足shí食ample food and clothing

More idioms starting with 少

  • shào少bù不gēng更shì事young and inexperienced
  • shào少bù不jīng经shì事Young and inexperienced
  • shǎo少chī吃jiǎn俭yòng用eat less and use sparingly
  • shào少zhuàng壮bù不nǔ努lì力,,lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤bēi悲Work hard in youth or regret in old age
  • shào少zhuàng壮pài派vigorous young generation
  • shǎo少tóu头méi没wěi尾incomplete or poorly done
  • shǎo少tóu头quē缺wěi尾incomplete or fragmentary
  • shào少nǚ女nèn嫩fù妇young and delicate women
  • shǎo少ān安wù勿zào躁be patient, do not be impatient
  • shǎo少ān安wú无zào躁Calm down and be patient
  • shǎo少ān安wú毋zào躁Be patient and calm
  • shào少xiǎo小wú无cāi猜innocent childhood playmates

Questions about 少吃缺穿

What does 少吃缺穿 mean?
少吃缺穿 (shǎo chī quē chuān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “lacking food and clothing”.
How do you pronounce 少吃缺穿?
少吃缺穿 is pronounced shǎo chī quē chuān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 少吃缺穿 literally mean?
Literally, 少吃缺穿 means “eat less, lack clothes; lack food and clothing”. It is used to mean “lacking food and clothing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 少吃缺穿?
缺乏衣食。比喻贫困
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