一飯三遺矢
yī​fàn​sān​yí​shǐ

physically weak from old age

  • created sense approved 一饭三遗矢/一飯三遺矢 · yī​fàn​sān​yí​shǐ · physically weak from old age — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一饭三遗矢 / 一飯三遺矢

    yī​fàn​sān​yí​shǐ

    physically weak from old age

    Describes a state of physical decline or frailty due to old age; based on an anecdote from the [[史记|史記|shi3 ji4]] about the general [[廉颇|廉頗|lian2 po1]] whose health was sabotaged by a messenger's report that he had to relieve himself three times during a single meal.

    yí​fàn​sān​yí​shǐ

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 饭 (literal) → 饭/飯 · fàn · meal 三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 遗矢 (literal) → 遗矢/遺矢 · yí​shǐ · to defecate

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