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三旬九食

sān xún jiǔ shí

Definition

  1. (lit.) to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
  2. (fig.) (of a family) on the brink of starvation
  3. in dire straits

Character Decomposition

三
=
一
+
二
旬
=
勹
+
日
九
=
？
+
？
食
=
亽
+
艮

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