食不累味 — “To be frugal in one's diet”
食不累味 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be frugal in one's diet”. To eat simply, usually having only one dish at a meal. Literally, “To eat without accumulating dishes; not to have multiple dishes for a meal”.
食不累味 Pronunciation and Pinyin
食不累味 Character Breakdown
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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 食不累味 mean?
食不累味 (shí bù lèi wèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be frugal in one's diet”.
How do you pronounce 食不累味?
食不累味 is pronounced shí bù lèi wèi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 食不累味 literally mean?
Literally, 食不累味 means “to eat without accumulating dishes; not to have multiple dishes for a meal”. It is used to mean “to be frugal in one's diet”.
What is the Chinese definition of 食不累味?
吃饭不用两道菜肴。指饮食节俭。同“食不二味”。