yī​yǐn​yī​zhuó

to drink and eat

  • created sense approved 一饮一啄/一飲一啄 · yī​yǐn​yī​zhuó · to drink and eat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一饮一啄 / 一飲一啄

    yī​yǐn​yī​zhuó

    to drink and eat

    Originally referring to the feeding of birds, this phrase later came to mean a person's food and drink; it often carries the idea that one's lot in life is determined by fate.

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 饮 (literal) → 饮/飲 · yǐn · to drink 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 啄 (literal) → 啄 · zhuó · to peck

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