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朝不保夕 (ziu1 bat1 bou2 zik6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

朝不保夕 (ziu1 bat1 bou2 zik6, zhāo bù bǎo xī) — at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state; imminent crisis; living from hand to mouth

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 朝九晚五 (ziu1 gau2 maan5 ng5) — nine to five (working hours)
• 朝政 (ciu4 zing3) — (noun) country affiliation; the affairs of a state
• 朝早 (ziu1 zou2) — (noun) morning; (adverb) in the morning
• 朝暉 (ziu1 fai1) — (noun) Morning
• 朝 (ziu1) — morning; dawn; day; now
• 朝朝早 (ziu1 ziu1 zou2) — (noun) every morning

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