half-starving(bàn jī bàn bǎo)
half-starving
Half hungry and half full, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B à NJ à B à Nb à o, which means not seeking too much or not having enough to eat. It's from Xingshi Hengyan by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty.
Idiom usage
The common people live a half starved life.
Analysis of Idioms
Antonym: plenty of food and clothing
The origin of Idioms
The twenty eighth volume of Xing Shi Heng Yan written by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty: "if we talk about Wu Ya nei, we are only half hungry and half full, but we can't take advantage of it."
Idiom explanation
It refers to not having enough to eat.
Chinese PinYin : bàn jī bàn bǎo
half-starving
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come out from the dark valley and move to the woods
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to talk freely without being awed in the presence of the high and mighty
to talk freely without being awed in the presence of the high and mighty. mén shī ér yán
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