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The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「衣食不周」, detailing its meaning and use.

Today’s spotlight is on the Chinese idiom 「衣食不周」. You’ll find its explanation and usage below.

Zhou: Complete. Describes the lack of food and clothing and a difficult life.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yī shí bù zhōu

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yi1 sik6 bat1 jau1

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