After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「食不充口」. Meaning and usage are below.
Discover the idiom 「食不充口」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
Can’t eat a full stomach. Describes a hard and difficult life. Same as “not having enough food to eat”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shí bù chōng kǒu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
sik6 bat1 chung1 hau2
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
