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食宿
shí sù
Pinyin
Definition
食宿
-
shí sù
board and lodging
room and board
Character Decomposition
食
食
宿
宀
亻
一
白
Related Words
(20)
宿舍
sù shè
1
dormitory
2
dorm room
3
living quarters
4
hostel
5
CL:間|间[jiān]
美食
měi shí
1
culinary delicacy
2
fine food
3
gourmet food
零食
líng shí
1
between-meal nibbles
2
snacks
食
shí
1
to eat
2
food
3
animal feed
4
eclipse
食品
shí pǐn
1
foodstuff
2
food
3
provisions
4
CL:種|种[zhǒng]
食物
shí wù
1
food
2
CL:種|种[zhǒng]
饮食
yǐn shí
1
food and drink
2
diet
宿
sù
1
old variant of 宿[sù]
主食
zhǔ shí
1
main food
2
staple (rice and noodles)
伙食
huǒ shí
1
food
2
meals
住宿
zhù sù
1
to stay at
2
lodging
3
accommodation
厌食
yàn shí
1
anorexia
宿命
sù mìng
1
predestination
2
karma
宿醉
sù zuì
1
hangover
挑食
tiāo shí
1
to be picky about food
暴食
bào shí
1
to eat too much
2
to binge
归宿
guī sù
1
place to return to
2
home
3
final destination
4
ending
消食
xiāo shí
1
to aid digestion
甜食
tián shí
1
dessert
2
sweet
节食
jié shí
1
to save food
2
to go on a diet
Idioms
(20)
三旬九食
sān xún jiǔ shí
1
lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
2
fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
3
in dire straits
人为财死,鸟为食亡
rén wèi cái sǐ , niǎo wèi shí wáng
1
lit. human beings will die for riches, just as birds will for food (idiom)
2
fig. man will do anything in his means to become rich
因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
1
lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
2
to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
夜不归宿
yè bù guī sù
1
to stay out all night (idiom)
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
1
to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
2
diligently attending to official matters
寝食难安
qǐn shí nán ān
1
lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom)
2
fig. extremely worried and troubled
废寝忘食
fèi qǐn wàng shí
1
to neglect sleep and forget about food (idiom)
2
to skip one's sleep and meals
3
to be completely wrapped up in one's work
弱肉强食
ruò ròu qiáng shí
1
lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom); fig. predatory behavior
2
the law of the jungle
民以食为天
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān
1
Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.
2
Food first, ethical niceties second
灭此朝食
miè cǐ zhāo shí
1
lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
2
anxious to do battle (idiom)
狂饮暴食
kuáng yǐn bào shí
1
drunken gluttony (idiom); eating and drinking to excess
率兽食人
shuài shòu shí rén
1
lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the people
发愤忘食
fā fèn wàng shí
1
so dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)
砚田之食
yàn tián zhī shí
1
to make a living by writing (idiom)
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
1
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
箪食壶浆
dān shí hú jiāng
1
to receive troops with food and drink (idiom)
2
to give troops a hearty welcome
3
also pr. [dān sì hú jiāng]
缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
1
to economize on clothes and food
2
to scrimp and save (idiom)
胸无宿物
xiōng wú sù wù
1
open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
2
ingenuous
自食其力
zì shí qí lì
1
lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom)
2
fig. to stand on one's own feet
3
to earn one's own living
自食其果
zì shí qí guǒ
1
to eat one's own fruit (idiom); fig. suffering the consequences of one's own action
2
to reap what one has sown
Sample Sentences