食不果腹 in English shi2 bu4 guo3 fu4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) food not filling the stomach (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically poverty-stricken

Simplified Characters

食 不 果 腹

Traditional Characters

食 不 果 腹

Pinyin

shi2 bu4 guo3 fu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

食shi2to eat 不bu4(negative prefix) 果guo3fruit 腹fu4abdomen