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From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「食不暇飽」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.

Today’s featured Chinese idiom is 「食不暇飽」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

Leisure: free time. No time to eat properly. Describes being busy all day and not even having time to eat.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

shí bù xiá bǎo

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sik6 bat1 ha6 baau2

The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.