鹑衣鷇食 — “Dressed in rags and barely fed”
鹑衣鷇食 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Dressed in rags and barely fed”. Living in extreme poverty; utterly destitute. Literally, “ragged clothes and meager food”.
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鹑衣鷇食 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Example Sentence with 鹑衣鷇食
在那个艰难的时期，许多普通百姓过着鹑衣鷇食的生活，艰难度日。
During that difficult period, many ordinary people lived in utter destitution, struggling to make ends meet.
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What does 鹑衣鷇食 mean?
鹑衣鷇食 (chún yī kòu shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Dressed in rags and barely fed”.
How do you pronounce 鹑衣鷇食?
鹑衣鷇食 is pronounced chún yī kòu shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鹑衣鷇食 literally mean?
Literally, 鹑衣鷇食 means “ragged clothes and meager food”. It is used to mean “Dressed in rags and barely fed”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鹑衣鷇食?
指衣不蔽体，食不果腹。形容生活极端贫困。