买米下锅 — “To be so poor as to need to buy rice for immediate cooking”
买米下锅 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so poor as to need to buy rice for immediate cooking”. To be in extreme poverty and have no food reserves. Literally, “buy rice to put in the pot”.
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买米下锅 Pronunciation and Pinyin
买米下锅 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 买米下锅
他们一家生活拮据，常常要买米下锅，日子过得很不容易
Their family lives frugally, often needing to buy rice for immediate cooking; life is very difficult for them.
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Open the tool →Questions about 买米下锅
What does 买米下锅 mean?
买米下锅 (mǎi mǐ xià guō) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so poor as to need to buy rice for immediate cooking”.
How do you pronounce 买米下锅?
买米下锅 is pronounced mǎi mǐ xià guō in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 买米下锅 literally mean?
Literally, 买米下锅 means “buy rice to put in the pot”. It is used to mean “to be so poor as to need to buy rice for immediate cooking”.
What is the Chinese definition of 买米下锅?
家中没有米，要去买米才能做饭。指生活贫困