We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「三旬九食」, with its explanation below.
Learn about the idiom 「三旬九食」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
Xun: Ten days is called a Xun. You can only eat nine meals in thirty days. Describes a poor family background.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sān xún jiǔ shí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
saam1 cheun4 gau2 sik6
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