食不充飢
shí​bù​chōng​jī

to have little food to eat

  • created sense approved 食不充饥/食不充飢 · shí​bù​chōng​jī · to have little food to eat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    食不充饥 / 食不充飢

    shí​bù​chōng​jī

    to have little food to eat

    to have barely enough food to satisfy hunger; describes living in extreme poverty

    食 (literal) → 食 · shí · to eat 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 充饥 (literal) → 充饥/充飢 · chōng​jī · to allay one's hunger

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