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施食

shī shí

2-character word

What 施食 means

1. to give food (as a charity)
2. "feeding the hungry ghosts" (Buddhist ceremony)

The characters in 施食

• 施shī(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc); to distribute (alms etc)…
• 食shíto eat; food; animal feed

Sounds the same

Read shī shí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 失实to give a false picture of the situation