饔飧不继
yōng​sūn​bù​jì

to live in extreme poverty

  • created sense approved 饔飧不继/饔飧不繼 · yōng​sūn​bù​jì · to live in extreme poverty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饔飧不继 / 饔飧不繼

    yōng​sūn​bù​jì

    to live in extreme poverty

    (literary) to have breakfast but no dinner; to not know where the next meal will come from

    饔飧 (literal) → 饔飧 · yōng​sūn · breakfast and supper 不继 (literal) → 不继/不繼 · bù​jì · to fail to continue

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