食不果腹

MEANING

1. 壹形adjective

   lit. food not filling the stomach (idiom)

   • tāmenqióngdeshíbùguǒfù.

     他们穷得食不果腹。🔊

     They were so poor that they didn't have enough food to eat.

2. 貳形adjective

   fig. poverty-stricken

   • tāmenshíbùguǒfù,shēnghuóhěnjiānnán.

     他们食不果腹，生活很艰难。🔊

     They don't have enough food to eat, and their lives are very difficult.