What does 缺衣少食 mean?

缺衣少食 (quē yī shǎo shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lack food and clothing”.

How do you pronounce 缺衣少食?

缺衣少食 is pronounced quē yī shǎo shí in Mandarin Chinese.

Literally, 缺衣少食 means “lack clothes and lack food”. It is used to mean “to lack food and clothing”.

衣食不足。指贫穷。亦作“缺食无衣”。

衣食不足。指贫穷。亦作“缺食无衣”。

缺衣少食 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lack food and clothing”. To be in poverty or destitution. Literally, “lack clothes and lack food”.

Frequency

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
缺	quē	10	lack, be short of, be absent
衣	yī	6	clothes or covering
少	shǎo	4	few, little, or lack
食	shí	9	eat food eclipse

过去，许多村民在农忙季节过后，常常面临缺衣少食的困境。

In the past, many villagers often faced the plight of lacking food and clothing after the busy farming season.

What does 缺衣少食 mean?: 缺衣少食 (quē yī shǎo shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to lack food and clothing”.
How do you pronounce 缺衣少食?: 缺衣少食 is pronounced quē yī shǎo shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 缺衣少食 literally mean?: Literally, 缺衣少食 means “lack clothes and lack food”. It is used to mean “to lack food and clothing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 缺衣少食?: 衣食不足。指贫穷。亦作“缺食无衣”。