三旬九食
sān​xún​jiǔ​shí

extremely poor

  • created sense approved 三旬九食 · sān​xún​jiǔ​shí · extremely poor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三旬九食

    sān​xún​jiǔ​shí

    extremely poor

    to be extremely poor or on the brink of starvation; literally means to have only nine meals in thirty days

    三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 旬 (literal) → 旬 · xún · ten days 九 (literal) → 九 · jiǔ · nine 食 (literal) → 食 · shí · food

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