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三旬九食
saam1 ceon4 gau2 sik6 |
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[1] lit., in thirty days only nine meals (idiom) [2] family on the brink of starvation; in dire straights Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:三 saam1 saam3 - three; several旬 ceon4 - ten-day period; ten-year period 九 gau2 - nine 食 sik6 zi6 - eat; food |
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