没吃没穿

Traditional: 沒吃沒穿

méi chī méi chuān

Dictionary entry

to be without food or clothing (idiom)

What does 没吃没穿 mean?

没吃没穿 (méi chī méi chuān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be without food or clothing (idiom)

2to be very poor

Character breakdown

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没méi(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not 吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)穿chuānto bore through; to pierce; to perforate · to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street)

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没吃没穿

méi chī méi chuān

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