三旬九食 — san1 xun2 jiu3 shi2 — Chinese Dictionary

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三

旬

九

食

三

旬

九

食

Definitions4 characters

san¹ xun² jiu³ shi²

lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)/fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation/in dire straits

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

三

旬

九

食

As word

1

san¹

lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)/fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation/in dire straits

2

xun²

lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)/fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation/in dire straits

3

jiu³

lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)/fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation/in dire straits

4

shi²

lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)/fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation/in dire straits