并日而食 — “To suffer extreme poverty and hunger”
并日而食 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer extreme poverty and hunger”. Often implying that one can only afford to eat every two or three days. Literally, “eat on alternate days”.
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并日而食 Pronunciation and Pinyin
并日而食 Character Breakdown
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在那个艰难的时期，许多家庭都过着并日而食的困苦生活。
During that arduous period, many families endured a life of extreme hardship, barely having enough to eat daily.
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Synonyms of 并日而食
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What does 并日而食 mean?
并日而食 (bìng rì ér shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to suffer extreme poverty and hunger”.
How do you pronounce 并日而食?
并日而食 is pronounced bìng rì ér shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 并日而食 literally mean?
Literally, 并日而食 means “eat on alternate days”. It is used to mean “to suffer extreme poverty and hunger”.
What is the Chinese definition of 并日而食?
并日：两天合并成一天。不能天天得食，两天三天才能得一天的粮食。形容生活穷困。