Chinese learners move from characters to idioms as the highest level. This free resource explains 「並日而食」 below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「並日而食」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Combine two days into one day. You can’t get food every day. You have to wait two or three days to get enough food for one day. Describes a poor life.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bìng rì ér shí
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bing6 yat6 yi4 sik6
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
