chī​bu​xià

unable to eat

  • created sense approved 吃不下 · chī​bu​xià · unable to eat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃不下

    chī​bu​xià

    unable to eat

    Unable to eat any more due to being full, or feeling unable to eat due to a lack of appetite

    吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to eat 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 下 (literal) → 下 · xia · [capacity]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 吃不下 · chī​bu​xià · to be unable to handle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吃不下

    chī​bu​xià

    to be unable to handle

    (metaphorical) To be unable to manage, undertake, or absorb a task or project that is too large

    吃 (literal) → 吃 · chī · to suffer 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 下 (literal) → 下 · xia · [capacity]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense