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食不遑味 — “Unable to enjoy food or have no appetite due to preoccupation”

食不遑味 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to enjoy food or have no appetite due to preoccupation”. Worry, or anxiety. Literally, “eat without leisure for taste”.

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食不遑味 Pronunciation and Pinyin

食不遑味 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
食
shí9eat food eclipse
不
bù4not
遑
huáng12have no time for
味
wèi8taste, flavor, scent, interest

Example Sentence with 食不遑味

自从他接到那份紧急任务后,便食不遑味,整日都在思考如何解决问题。
Ever since he received that urgent assignment, he has been unable to enjoy his food, spending his days pondering how to solve the problem.

Idioms Related to 食不遑味

Synonyms of 食不遑味

  • shí食bù不gān甘wèi味food tasteless due to anxiety
  • shí食bù不zhī知wèi味too worried to enjoy food

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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Questions about 食不遑味

What does 食不遑味 mean?

食不遑味 (shí bù huáng wèi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to enjoy food or have no appetite due to preoccupation”.

How do you pronounce 食不遑味?

食不遑味 is pronounced shí bù huáng wèi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 食不遑味 literally mean?

Literally, 食不遑味 means “eat without leisure for taste”. It is used to mean “Unable to enjoy food or have no appetite due to preoccupation”.

What is the Chinese definition of 食不遑味?

形容心里有事,吃东西也不香。同“食不甘味”。

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