朝不保夕

zhāo bù bǎo xī

Dictionary entry

at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state

What does 朝不保夕 mean?

朝不保夕 (zhāo bù bǎo xī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state

2imminent crisis

3living from hand to mouth

Character breakdown

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朝Cháoabbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-保BǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])夕xī(bound form) sunset; dusk · (bound form) evening; night

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