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朝不慮夕
简 朝不虑夕 · 繁 朝不慮夕Mandarin · pinyin zhāo bù lǜ xī
Meanings
- at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
- imminent crisis
- living from hand to mouth
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1–4–4–1 · zhao1 bu4 lu:4 xi1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ziu1 bat1 leoi6 zik6
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ziu1 bat1 leoi6 zik6
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phrase
- (idiomatic) synonym of 朝不保夕 (zhāobùbǎoxī, “to be in a critical and desperate situation; to be on the verge of death (or collapse, defeat, etc.)”)
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