食不知味 — “Eat without knowing the taste”
食不知味 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so preoccupied or worried that one loses one's appetite or finds food tasteless; to eat without savoring due to anxiety”. Literally, “eat without knowing the taste”.
食不知味 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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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xiá暇bǎo饱too busy to eat properly
- 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
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What does 食不知味 mean?
食不知味 (shí bù zhī wèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be so preoccupied or worried that one loses one's appetite or finds food tasteless; to eat without savoring due to anxiety”.
How do you pronounce 食不知味?
食不知味 is pronounced shí bù zhī wèi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 食不知味 literally mean?
Literally, 食不知味 means “eat without knowing the taste”. It is used to mean “to be so preoccupied or worried that one loses one's appetite or finds food tasteless; to eat without savoring due to anxiety”.
What is the Chinese definition of 食不知味?
形容心里有事，吃东西也不香。同“食不甘味”。