三旬九食

sān xún jiǔ shí

Definitionen

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

Bestandteilwörter von 三旬九食

• 三 sān: three
• 九 jiǔ: nine
• 旬 xún: ten days
• 食 shí: to eat
• 食 sì: to feed (a person or animal)