朝饔夕飧 in English zhao1 yong1 xi1 sun1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) breakfast in the morning and supper in the evening (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to do nothing but eat and drink

Simplified Characters

朝 饔 夕 飧

Traditional Characters

朝 饔 夕 飧

Pinyin

zhao1 yong1 xi1 sun1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

朝chao2abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea 饔yong1(literary) cooked food 夕xi1dusk 飧sun1(literary) supper