not have enough for food and clothing(quē yī shǎo shí)

not have enough for food and clothing

Lack of food and clothing, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qu ē y ī sh ǎ OSH í, meaning lack of food and clothing, refers to poverty, also known as "lack of food and clothing". It's from burning books, restoring Li Jian's old book.

The origin of Idioms

Li Zhi of the Ming Dynasty, in his book burning the book and restoring Li Jian's old book, said, "this gift of food and clothing is deeply appreciated, but the trouble of lack of food and clothing is known without saying."

Idiom usage

It refers to poverty.

Examples

He is short of food and clothing.

Chinese PinYin : quē yī shǎo shí