食不暇饱 — “Too busy to find time for a proper meal”
食不暇饱 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Too busy to find time for a proper meal”. Constantly occupied with work or other tasks, leaving no leisure for eating well. Literally, “eat not have leisure to be full”.
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食不暇饱 Pronunciation and Pinyin
食不暇饱 Character Breakdown
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他最近忙于准备考试，常常食不暇饱，为了节省时间甚至直接在书桌前解决餐饭。
He has been busy preparing for exams recently, often too occupied to have a proper meal, even eating at his desk to save time.
Idioms Related to 食不暇饱
Synonyms of 食不暇饱
More idioms starting with 食
- shí食bù不xià下yàn咽too distraught to eat
- 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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Open the tool →Questions about 食不暇饱
What does 食不暇饱 mean?
食不暇饱 (shí bù xiá bǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Too busy to find time for a proper meal”.
How do you pronounce 食不暇饱?
食不暇饱 is pronounced shí bù xiá bǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 食不暇饱 literally mean?
Literally, 食不暇饱 means “eat not have leisure to be full”. It is used to mean “Too busy to find time for a proper meal”.
What is the Chinese definition of 食不暇饱?
暇：空闲。没有空好好吃饭。形容整日忙碌，连吃饭也没空。