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三旬九食
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PinYin sān xún jǐu shí
Simplified 三旬九食
Traditional 三旬九食
- lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
- fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
- in dire straits
Chinese meanings
- sān xún jiǔ shí
【释义】旬：十天叫一旬。三十天中只能吃九顿饭。形容家境贫困。
【出处】汉·刘向《说苑·立节》：“子思居于卫，缊袍无表，二旬而九食。”晋·陶潜《拟古》诗：“三旬九遇食，十年著一冠。”
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