朝不保夕
Traditional form:
朝不保夕
Pinyin (reading):
zhāobùbǎoxī
Definitions:
- at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom); precarious state
- imminent crisis
- living from hand to mouth
Characters:
- 朝 - to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 保 - to safeguard, to protect, to defend, to care for
- 夕 - evening, night, dusk; slanted
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