- 惶惶不可终日 huánghuángbùkězhōngrì to be in a constant state of anxietyterribly panicked and fearful as if one could not last another day; to be on tenterhooks
- 不可终日 bùkězhōngrì to be in a desperate situationto be unable to carry on even for a single day; used to describe being in a state of extreme anxiety, terror, or a precarious situation
- 饱食终日 bǎoshízhōngrì to eat all day and do nothingTo spend the whole day eating and doing no work; idle; based on the idiom [[饱食终日,无所用心|飽食終日,無所用心|bao3 shi2 zhong1 ri4 wu2 suo3 yong4 xin1]]
- 饱食终日,无所用心 bǎoshízhōngrìwúsuǒyòngxīn to remain idle and do no work(idiom) To eat one's fill all day long and do no work; to be sated with food while having nothing to occupy one's mind.