三旬九食 sān xún jiǔ shí 🔊 lit. to have only nine meals in thirty… + Keep this word Meanings sān xún jiǔ shí lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvationin dire straits Its characters 三sānthreeHSK 1旬xúnten-day period九jiǔnineHSK 1食shíto eat