We strive to offer you free Chinese learning resources. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, which are rich in meaning and can be used in various situations. Today’s idiom is 「食不下咽」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
We’re presenting the idiom 「食不下咽」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
The food is in the mouth but cannot be swallowed. Describes being worried and having no appetite.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shí bù xià yān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sik6 bat1 ha6 yin1
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.
