朝不虑夕

Traditional: 朝不慮夕

zhāo bù lǜ xī

Dictionary entry

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

What does 朝不虑夕 mean?

朝不虑夕 (zhāo bù lǜ 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-虑lǜto think over · to consider 夕xī(bound form) sunset; dusk · (bound form) evening; night

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