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衣单食薄

yī dān shí bódictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
thin coat, meager food (idiom) / life of wretched poverty / destitute
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-cfab8168c47ddd42. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

衣單食薄 衣单食薄 [yi1 dan1 shi2 bo2] /thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty/destitute/

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Other forms in these source records: 衣單食薄

  • 衣
    yī

    clothes / CL:件[jiàn] / Kangxi radical 145

    yì

    to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes)

  • 单
    chán

    used in 單于|单于[chán yú]

    dān

    bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[gè]

    Shàn

    surname Shan

  • 食
    shí

    to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse

    sì

    to feed (a person or animal)

  • 薄
    báo

    thin / cold in manner / indifferent / weak / light / infertile

    bó

    meager / slight / weak / ungenerous or unkind / frivolous / to despise / to belittle / to look down on / to approach or near

    bò

    see 薄荷[bò he]

    Bó

    surname Bo

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.