Learning Chinese grows from characters to words and then idioms. We’ve created free tools to help you master idioms like 「鶉衣鷇食」, explained here.
Here is the Chinese idiom 「鶉衣鷇食」, along with its meaning and how it is used.
It means having no clothes to cover the body and no food to eat. Describes living in extreme poverty.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
chún yī kòu shí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cheun1/seun4 yi1 kau3 sik6
Chinese idioms come in large numbers, with diverse meanings and usages, offering endless learning opportunities. We hope these resources make it easier for you to study Chinese.
