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Home / Idiom / 食不果腹

lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom) · fig. poverty-stricken

食不果腹
shí bù guǒ fù
sh+í·2nd toneb+ù·4th toneg+uǒ·3rd tonef+ù·4th tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) stomach rumbling with hunger; very hungry饥肠辘辘jī cháng lù lùlit. to eat every two or three days (idiom) · fig. to live in extreme poverty; to have barely enough to eat并日而食bìng rì ér shí
Antonyms
to have eaten and drunk to one's heart's content酒足饭饱jiǔ zú fàn bǎo