食不终味 — Chinese Idiom
食不终味 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have no appetite or taste for food due to preoccupation, anxiety, or worry; to be too distressed or distracted to enjoy one's meal”.
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食不终味 Pronunciation and Pinyin
食不终味 Character Breakdown
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她因为担心即将到来的考试，整个下午都食不终味，饭菜摆在面前也提不起胃口
She was so worried about the upcoming exam that she had no appetite the entire afternoon, and couldn't bring herself to eat the food placed before her.
Idioms Related to 食不终味
Synonyms of 食不终味
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 食不终味 mean?
食不终味 (shí bù zhōng wèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have no appetite or taste for food due to preoccupation, anxiety, or worry; to be too distressed or distracted to enjoy one's meal”.
How do you pronounce 食不终味?
食不终味 is pronounced shí bù zhōng wèi in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 食不终味?
形容心里有事，吃东西也不香。同“食不甘味”。