缺衣少食
Traditional form:
缺衣少食
Pinyin (reading):
quēyīshǎoshí
Definitions:
- short of food and clothing
- destitute
Characters:
- 缺 - to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit
- 衣 - cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat
- 少 - few, little; less; inadequate
- 食 - food; to eat
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