三旬九食 sān xún jiǔ shí
sān xún jiǔ shí
set phrase
to have only nine meals in thirty days; (of a family) on the brink of starvation; in dire straits
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '三旬九食')
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- 卷一百四十一 列傳第二十九 齊泰 黃子澄 方孝孺 練子寧 茅大芳 卓敬 陳迪 景清 連楹 胡閏 王度 Volume 141 Biographies 29: Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru, Lian Zining, Mao DaFang, Zhuo Jing, Chen Di, Jing Qing, Lian Ying, Hu Run, Wang Du History of Ming 明史 — count: 1
- 卷57 列傳第22 盧思道 李孝貞 薛道衡 Volume 57 Biographies 22: Lu Sidao, Li Xiaozhen, Xue Daoheng Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 1