一饭三遗矢 yīfànsānyíshǐ physically weak from old age Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 一 yī numeral one one; the number 1; single; alone饭 飯 fàn noun meal a meal; daily food三 sān numeral three the number three; 3遗矢 遺矢 yíshǐ to defecate (literary) to defecate; to relieve oneself. Often used in literary contexts to describe incontinence as a sign of old age or physical decline. In this sense 矢 shǐ is used identically to 屎 shǐ