茶饭不思 in English cha2 fan4 bu4 si1 Meaning

Meanings

  • no thought for tea or rice (idiomatic expression); melancholic and suffering
  • to have no appetite

Simplified Characters

茶 饭 不 思

Traditional Characters

茶 飯 不 思

Pinyin

cha2 fan4 bu4 si1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

茶cha2tea 饭fan4cooked rice 不bu4(negative prefix) 思si1to think