缺衣少食

Chinese

		lack; scarce; vacant post lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of	gown; clothes; to dress gown; clothes; to dress; to wear	young; few; little young; few; little; lack	eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed
simp. and trad. (缺衣少食)		缺	衣	少	食

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): quēyīshǎoshí

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄝㄧㄕㄠˇ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kyut³ ji¹ siu² sik⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: quēyīshǎoshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄝㄧㄕㄠˇ ㄕˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiueishaoshy
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyueyishǎoshíh
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰɥɛ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kyut³ ji¹ siu² sik⁶
  - Yale: kyut yī síu sihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kyt⁸ ji¹ siu² sik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: küd³ yi¹ xiu² xig⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰyːt̚³ jiː⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ sɪk̚²/

Idiom

缺衣少食

to have insufficient food and clothing due to poverty

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