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三旬九食

sān xún jiǔ shí

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Définitions

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

Mots composant 三旬九食

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